Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 45:27-19

  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
19. a. A cemetery company shall keep a record of every interment and placement of cremated human remains, which shall include the date, the name and age of the person, the cause of death when shown on the burial permit, the location of the burial or disposition, and the name and address of the funeral director.

b. A record shall be kept by a cemetery company of the owner of each interment space that has been conveyed by the cemetery company and of each transfer of an interment space to which the cemetery company has consented. A transfer of an interment space or a right of burial shall not be complete or effective until it is recorded on the books of the cemetery company and any fees required are paid.

c. The instrument of conveyance of an interment space shall include the actual amount paid for it and a description of the interment space sufficient to identify it, including its number as it appears on the cemetery map, and any other information required by regulation of the board. The instrument shall show the dimensions of the interment space.

d. A cemetery company that performs a cremation shall keep a record containing the following information:

(1) the name, last residence, age, place and date of death of the decedent;

(2) the name and address of the person who authorized the cremation;

(3) the name and address of the funeral home from whom the remains were received for cremation;

(4) the name and license number of the funeral director of the funeral home who delivered the remains for cremation; and

(5) the date of the cremation and the recipient of the cremated remains or, if no recipient, the final disposition.

L.2003, c.261, s.19; amended 2011, c.230, s.3.

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