Nevada Revised Statutes 440.040 – ‘Person in charge of interment’ defined
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As used in this chapter, ‘person in charge of interment’ means any person who places, or causes to be placed, a deceased stillborn child, or dead body, or, after cremation, the ashes thereof, in the earth, a grave, tomb, vault, urn or other receptacle, either in a cemetery or at any other place, or otherwise disposes thereof.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 440.040
- dead body: means a lifeless human body, or such severed parts of the human body or the bones thereof, from the state of which it reasonably may be concluded that death had recently occurred, and where the circumstances under which such dead body was found indicate that the death has not been recorded. See Nevada Revised Statutes 440.020
- person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039