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Title 18 : Health
Chapter 107 : DEATHS, BURIALS, AUTOPSIES
Subchapter 001 : GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
(Cite as: 18 V.S.A. § 5210)-
[Effective until January 1, 2023.]
§ 5210. Form of burial or removal permit
If it is desired to bury, entomb, or otherwise dispose of a dead body within the limits of a town where the death occurred, the certificate of permission shall state plainly the time, place, and manner of such burial, entombment, or disposition. If it is desired to remove a dead body from the town where the death occurred, the certificate of permission shall contain the essential facts contained in the certificate of death on which it is issued, shall accompany the body to its destination, and may be accepted as a permit for burial or entombment by a sexton or other person having the care of a cemetery, burial ground, tomb, or receiving vault. (Added 1951, No. 170, § 267.)
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[Effective January 1, 2023.]
§ 5210. Form of burial or removal permit
If it is desired to bury, entomb, or otherwise dispose of a dead body within the limits of a town where the death occurred, the certificate of permission shall state plainly the time, place, and manner of such burial, entombment, or disposition. If it is desired to remove a dead body from the town where the death occurred, the certificate of permission shall contain the essential facts contained in the certificate of death on which it is issued, shall accompany the body to its destination, and may be accepted as a permit for permanent disposition by a sexton or other person having the care of a cemetery, burial ground, tomb, or receiving vault. (Added 1951, No. 170, § 267; amended 2021, No. 169 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. January 1, 2023.)
