Title 40

NRS 451.625 “Operator” defined. “Operator” of a crematory means the person licensed to conduct its business. (Added to NRS by 1993, 2601)

NRS 451.630 “Urn” defined. “Urn” means a vessel in which cremated remains can be placed and which can be closed to prevent leaking or spilling of the remains or the entrance of foreign material. (Added to NRS by 1993, 2601)

NRS 451.635 Requirements for licensing of crematories and certification of persons operating crematory equipment. 1. No person may cremate human remains except in a crematory whose operator is licensed by the Nevada Funeral and Cemetery Services Board. 2. The licensed operator of…

NRS 451.637 Operator of crematory to provide notice to certain entities concerning equipment for alkaline hydrolysis; entity that receives notice to ensure compliance with state and local requirements. 1. After obtaining a license pursuant to NRS 451.635 and at least 90 days befo…

NRS 451.640 Adoption of regulations; injunctive relief. 1. The Nevada Funeral and Cemetery Services Board shall adopt regulations for the administration of NRS 451.600 to 451.715, inclusive. Unless governed by the regulations of the State Board of Health, the regulations of the N…

NRS 451.645 Authority of cemetery or funeral home to erect and conduct crematory; placement. 1. A cemetery or funeral home may erect and conduct a crematory if licensed as the operator. 2. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 3 and 4 of NRS 451.635, a crematory may be erec…

NRS 451.655 Order of person for cremation and disposition of remains. 1. A prepaid contract for services to be rendered upon the death of a beneficiary which includes cremation must specify the disposition of the cremated remains, and that portion of the contract must be initiale…

NRS 451.660 Requirements for death certificate and written authorization; delegation of authority of authorized agent; unavailability of authorized agent. 1. The operator of a crematory shall not cremate human remains until a death certificate has been signed and, except as other…

NRS 451.665 Maintenance of records; identification of remains. 1. The operator of a crematory, funeral establishment or direct cremation facility shall keep a record of: (a) Each authorization received; (b) The name of each person whose human remains are received; (c) The date an…

NRS 451.670 Prohibition against requiring placement of remains in casket; construction and incineration, dissolution or reduction of container. 1. No operator of a crematory may require that human remains be placed in a casket, or refuse to accept human remains for cremation beca…

NRS 451.675 Holding of remains awaiting cremation. 1. If the operator of a crematory cannot cremate human remains immediately after receiving them, the operator shall place them in a holding facility within or adjacent to the crematory which: (a) Preserves the dignity of the rema…

NRS 451.680 Procedure and space for cremation. 1. The agent, or the person charged with arranging for disposition of the body of a person who has ordered his or her own cremation, shall ensure that any artificial device that would be dangerous if cremated is removed from the huma…

NRS 451.685 Allowance of persons near remains awaiting cremation; simultaneous cremation of remains of more than one person. 1. The operator of a crematory shall not permit a person to be present near human remains awaiting cremation, being cremated, or being removed from the cha…

NRS 451.690 Delivery and transportation of cremated remains. 1. When cremated remains are called for or delivered, the person receiving the remains and a representative of the operator of the crematory shall sign a receipt showing the name of the person whose remains are received…

NRS 451.695 Disposition of cremated remains: Responsibility; operator of crematory. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2: (a) The agent who orders cremation is responsible for the disposition of cremated remains. If within 30 days after cremation the person named in th…

NRS 451.700 Disposition of cremated remains: Restrictions on manner and location. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 or authorized by the agent who ordered the cremation, no person may: (a) Scatter cremated remains in such a manner or location that the remains are co…

NRS 451.705 Effect of execution of order for cremation; liability for article of value delivered with remains. 1. The signer of an order for the cremation of human remains warrants the truth of the facts set forth in the order, including the identity of the person whose remains a…

NRS 451.710 Refusal to accept or cremate remains or to release cremated remains pending resolution of dispute. 1. The operator of a crematory incurs no liability by refusing to accept or to cremate human remains until the operator receives a court order or other suitable confirma…

NRS 451.715 Unlawful acts; abatement of unlawful crematory as public nuisance. 1. It is unlawful for any person to: (a) Hold himself or herself out to the public as the operator of a crematory without being licensed pursuant to NRS 451.635; (b) Sign an order for cremation knowing…