Disinterment and reinterment
Known as the Vital Records Act
The act spans §§ 68–68 (57 sections).
Acts 1977, ch. 128, § 18; T.C.A., § 53-477.
(1) Authorization for disinterment and reinterment, in cases of movement of cemeteries or parts of cemeteries or for reuniting families, shall be required prior to disinterment of a dead body or fetus.
(2) Authorization shall be issued by the state registrar to a licensed funeral director or person acting as funeral director, upon proper application.
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.