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10 GCA § 4A101 Disposition
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All unembalmed dead human bodies shall be buried or cremated within twenty-four (24) hours after death, unless kept under adequate refrigeration in the custody of the Director, or as many otherwise be authorized by the Director. SOURCE: Added by P.L. 3-109, effective Oct. 13, 195…
10 GCA § 4A102 Right of Sepulcher, the Right to Choose and Control Final
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Disposition of a Dead Human Body. (a) As used in this Section, the term right of sepulcher means the right to choose and control the burial, cremation, or other final disposition of a dead human body. (b) The next-of-kin, as defined in § 4A110 of this Chapter, of the deceased sha…
10 GCA § 4A103 Indigents: Duty of Director
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Where the duty of burial or other disposition of a dead human body does not devolve upon any other person in Guam, or if such person cannot after reasonable diligence be found within Guam, the Director shall arrange for burial at sea or on land, or cremation of such body. SOURCE:…
10 GCA § 4A104 Burial Permit
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No human body shall be buried, deposited in a crypt, mausoleum or vault, cremated, or otherwise disposed of, unless a permit has first been issued therefor by the Director. Such permit shall be presented to the person in charge of the cemetery or other place of disposition, or cr…