New York: “every body of a deceased person, within this state, shall be decently buried or incinerated within a reasonable time after death.” N.Y.Colorado: “Final disposition” is defined as “the disposition of human remains by entombment, burial, cremation, or removal from the state.” § 12-54-102(9).California: “Except as authorized pursuant to, every person who deposits or disposes of any human remains in any place, except in a cemetery, is guilty of a misdemeanor.” Cal.Many states explicitly state that human remains may only be disposed of by burial, cremation, or donation to science. Here is a brief synopsis and a few examples. In my book The Law of Human Remains (2015)-available on the publisher’s website and on Amazon-I discuss both of these areas of law in more detail and list all of the relevant statutes.
Okay, sure, but how would they find out if I did something different? Second, most states criminalize certain treatment of human remains that is inconsistent with prevailing social norms. First, many states explicitly limit the approved methods of disposition of human remains. There are two reasons why you can’t have a Tibetan Sky Burial in America.
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