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Nevada Chapter 451 — Dead Bodies

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  • NRS 451.005— “Human remains” and “remains” defined
  • NRS 451.007— Requirements for determination
  • NRS 451.008— Consent not required for determination; prohibition on withholding or withdrawal of organ-sustaining treatment in certain circumstances; notice
  • NRS 451.010— Dissection of dead human bodies: Limitations; penalty
  • NRS 451.015— Commercial use of aborted embryo or fetus prohibited; penalty
  • NRS 451.020— Burial or cremation within reasonable time after death; transportation and disposal of residue of cremated body
  • NRS 451.023— Responsibility of surviving spouse or parent for burial or cremation of deceased spouse or child
  • NRS 451.024— Persons authorized to order burial or cremation; order of priority of such persons; acceptance of legal and financial responsibility does not give rise to claim against estate or other person; transfer of authority to another person; unavailability of authorized person
  • NRS 451.025— Reimbursement for burial expenses paid with public money
  • NRS 451.027— Duty of county agency responsible for remains of indigent person believed to be veteran to report name of person to Department of Veterans Services; Department to determine eligibility for interment at national or veterans’ cemetery; disposition of remains; immunity from liability for certain acts or omissions
  • NRS 451.030— Removal of remains for sale or dissection; purchases; punishment
  • NRS 451.040— Seizure of remains for debt; interference with dead body; penalty
  • NRS 451.045— Permit for disinterment or removal of human remains within State
  • NRS 451.050— Permit for disinterment or removal of human remains out of State
  • NRS 451.060— Penalties for noncompliance of common carrier
  • NRS 451.065— Unlawful to require remains to be embalmed or otherwise prepared before disposition; exceptions; penalty
  • NRS 451.067— Designation of family cemetery; notification of Division of Public and Behavioral Health of designation
  • NRS 451.069— “Cemetery authority” defined
  • NRS 451.070— Court order required for disinterment and removal of human remains; petition; hearing; maintenance of records by cemetery authority; exceptions
  • NRS 451.075— Prohibition on certain acts by cemetery authority concerning burial plot owned in fee simple
  • NRS 451.080— Regulations governing manner of removal and reinterment; time for removal and reinterment
  • NRS 451.110— Notice of determination to remove human remains
  • NRS 451.130— Posting of copies of notice in cemetery
  • NRS 451.140— Mailing of copy of notice to owner of plot or heir of person interred
  • NRS 451.150— Notice to cemetery authority by friend or relative
  • NRS 451.160— Notice to cemetery authority by friend or relative: Contents
  • NRS 451.170— Notice to cemetery authority by friend or relative: Manner of delivery
  • NRS 451.180— Notice by cemetery authority; manner of service on friend or relative
  • NRS 451.190— Notice to cemetery authority by friend or relative: Effect
  • NRS 451.260— Removal of human remains
  • NRS 451.270— Manner and time of reinterment
  • NRS 451.280— Disposal of land by cemetery authority; authority to sell and encumber
  • NRS 451.290— Sale or encumbrance of land; confirmation by district court of sale by cemetery corporation or association
  • NRS 451.300— Petition for confirmation; notice of hearing
  • NRS 451.310— Confirmation of sale agreed upon before receipt of court order authorizing the disinterment and removal of human remains
  • NRS 451.320— Declaration of removal by cemetery authority: Filing; acknowledgment; effect of subsequent conveyance
  • NRS 451.330— Removal of dedication; notice of hearing and proof
  • NRS 451.340— Disinterment by heir or relative must comply with requirements of religious denomination, society or church; authority of officer, representative or agent of church or religious society
  • NRS 451.500— Short title
  • NRS 451.503— Applicability of Act
  • NRS 451.505— Uniformity of application and construction
  • NRS 451.510— Definitions
  • NRS 451.511— “Adult” defined
  • NRS 451.512— “Agent” defined
  • NRS 451.513— “Anatomical gift” defined
  • NRS 451.520— “Decedent” defined
  • NRS 451.522— “Disinterested witness” defined
  • NRS 451.523— “Document of gift” defined
  • NRS 451.525— “Donor” defined
  • NRS 451.526— “Donor registry” defined
  • NRS 451.528— “Driver’s license” defined
  • NRS 451.529— “Guardian” defined
  • NRS 451.530— “Hospital” defined
  • NRS 451.532— “Identification card” defined
  • NRS 451.533— “Know” defined
  • NRS 451.534— “Organ procurement organization” defined
  • NRS 451.535— “Part” defined
  • NRS 451.540— “Person” defined
  • NRS 451.545— “Physician” defined
  • NRS 451.547— “Procurement organization” defined
  • NRS 451.548— “Reasonably available” defined
  • NRS 451.549— “Record” defined
  • NRS 451.550— “State” defined
  • NRS 451.553— “Technician” defined
  • NRS 451.554— “Tissue bank” defined
  • NRS 451.556— Persons authorized to make anatomical gift before death of donor
  • NRS 451.558— Manner of making anatomical gift before death of donor
  • NRS 451.559— Amending or revoking anatomical gift before death of donor
  • NRS 451.561— Refusal to make anatomical gift; effect of refusal
  • NRS 451.562— Preclusive effect of anatomical gift, amendment or revocation
  • NRS 451.566— Persons authorized to make anatomical gift of body or part of decedent; appointment of person to make anatomical gift where other authorized persons unavailable
  • NRS 451.568— Manner of making, amending or revoking anatomical gift of body or part of decedent
  • NRS 451.569— Release of body or part upon request from procurement organization; requirements; immunity of coroner or medical examiner from liability
  • NRS 451.571— Persons who may receive anatomical gift; purpose of anatomical gift
  • NRS 451.572— Search and notification
  • NRS 451.578— Delivery of document of gift not required; right to examine
  • NRS 451.579— Rights and duties of procurement organization and others
  • NRS 451.584— Coordination of procurement and use
  • NRS 451.587— Nontransplant anatomical donation organizations: Certification; standards and guidelines; fee for application for issuance or renewal of certificate; duties of Division; penalty
  • NRS 451.590— Sale or purchase of parts prohibited; penalties
  • NRS 451.591— Other prohibited acts; penalties
  • NRS 451.592— Immunity
  • NRS 451.593— Law governing validity; choice of law as to execution of document of gift; presumption of validity
  • NRS 451.594— Donor registry
  • NRS 451.595— Effect of anatomical gift on advance health-care directive
  • NRS 451.596— Cooperation between coroner and procurement organization
  • NRS 451.597— Facilitation of anatomical gift from decedent whose body is under jurisdiction of coroner
  • NRS 451.598— Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act
  • NRS 451.600— Definitions
  • NRS 451.605— “Agent” defined
  • NRS 451.607— “Alkaline hydrolysis” defined
  • NRS 451.610— “Communicable disease” defined
  • NRS 451.615— “Container” defined
  • NRS 451.617— “Cremation” defined
  • NRS 451.620— “Human remains” defined
  • NRS 451.623— Natural organic reduction” defined
  • NRS 451.625— “Operator” defined
  • NRS 451.630— “Urn” defined
  • NRS 451.635— Requirements for licensing of crematories and certification of persons operating crematory equipment
  • NRS 451.637— Operator of crematory to provide notice to certain entities concerning equipment for alkaline hydrolysis; entity that receives notice to ensure compliance with state and local requirements
  • NRS 451.640— Adoption of regulations; injunctive relief
  • NRS 451.645— Authority of cemetery or funeral home to erect and conduct crematory; placement
  • NRS 451.655— Order of person for cremation and disposition of remains
  • NRS 451.660— Requirements for death certificate and written authorization; delegation of authority of authorized agent; unavailability of authorized agent
  • NRS 451.665— Maintenance of records; identification of remains
  • NRS 451.670— Prohibition against requiring placement of remains in casket; construction and incineration, dissolution or reduction of container
  • NRS 451.675— Holding of remains awaiting cremation
  • NRS 451.680— Procedure and space for cremation
  • NRS 451.685— Allowance of persons near remains awaiting cremation; simultaneous cremation of remains of more than one person
  • NRS 451.690— Delivery and transportation of cremated remains
  • NRS 451.695— Disposition of cremated remains: Responsibility; operator of crematory
  • NRS 451.700— Disposition of cremated remains: Restrictions on manner and location
  • NRS 451.705— Effect of execution of order for cremation; liability for article of value delivered with remains
  • NRS 451.710— Refusal to accept or cremate remains or to release cremated remains pending resolution of dispute
  • NRS 451.715— Unlawful acts; abatement of unlawful crematory as public nuisance
  • NRS 451.5285— “Eye bank” defined
  • NRS 451.5335— “Minor” defined
  • NRS 451.5345— “Parent” defined
  • NRS 451.5475— “Prospective donor” defined
  • NRS 451.5485— “Recipient” defined
  • NRS 451.5493— “Refusal” defined
  • NRS 451.5497— “Sign” defined
  • NRS 451.5535— “Tissue” defined
  • NRS 451.5545— “Transplant hospital” defined