Disinterment permits

A disinterment permit shall be issued by the state registrar upon receipt of a written application signed by the next of kin and licensed embalmer who is in charge of the disinterment or upon receipt of an order of a court of competent jurisdiction directing such disinterment. Upon receipt of a court order or signed permission of the next of kin, the state registrar may issue one permit to authorize the disinterment and reinterment of all remains in a mass disinterment provided that insofar as possible the remains of each body be identified and place of disinterment and reinterment be specified. The disinterment permit shall be the authorization for disinterment, transportation, and reinterment. A dead body properly prepared by an embalmer and deposited in a receiving vault shall not be considered a disinterment when removed from the vault for final burial.