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2014 SESSION
14100044DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 54.1-2818.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 54.1-2818.1. Prerequisites for cremation.
No dead human body shall be cremated without permission of the
medical examiner as required by § 32.1-284 and visual identification of the
deceased by the next-of-kin or his representative, who may be any person
designated to make arrangements for the decedent's burial or the disposition of
his remains pursuant to § 54.1-2825, an agent named in an advance directive
pursuant to § 54.1-2984, or a sheriff, upon
court order, if no next-of-kin, designated person, or agent is available, either a sheriff,
upon court order, or any person over 18
years of age who is able to provide
visual identification and is willing to
pay the costs of cremation. When visual identification is
not feasible, other positive identification of the deceased may be used as a
prerequisite for cremation.