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AS 13.75.110

Disputes

Known as the Disposition of Human Remains Act

The act spans §§ 13–13 (14 sections).

(a) A person listed in AS 13.75.020 who is involved in a dispute with one or more persons listed in AS 13.75.020 about which of the persons has the authority to control disposition may bring an action in the superior court to resolve the dispute.

(b) If there is a dispute with one or more persons listed in AS 13.75.020 about which person has the authority to control disposition, a cemetery organization or funeral establishment is not liable for refusing to accept, to inter, or otherwise to dispose of the decedent's remains until the cemetery organization or funeral establishment receives a court order or another suitable confirmation that the dispute has been resolved.

Official source: Alaska State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Alaska statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.