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Tenn. Code Ann. § 11-6-118

Import or export of human remains

Acts 1990, ch. 852, § 11; 2006, ch. 896, § 2.

(1) The import into Tennessee or the export from Tennessee of human remains is prohibited except in the following instances: Import or export by hospitals, medical schools, colleges or universities for education or research purposes;

(2) Import for burial or reburial in Tennessee or export for burial or reburial in another state or country;

(3) Import or export for preparation for burial or reburial; or

(4) Import or export for use as evidence in any judicial proceeding.

(5) A violation of subsection (a) is a Class E felony.

(6) Any remains so imported or exported shall be confiscated and subject to disposition as provided in §§ 11-6-104 and 11-6-119.

Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.