| 7 | 6 | | ANACT |
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| 8 | 7 | | Torepealsection194.119,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenewsectionrelatingtothe |
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| 9 | 8 | | rightofsepulcher. |
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| 10 | 9 | | BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: |
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| 11 | 10 | | SectionA.Section194.119,RSMo,isrepealedandonenewsectionenactedinlieu |
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| 12 | 11 | | 2thereof,tobeknownassection194.119,toreadasfollows: |
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| 13 | 12 | | 194.119.1.Asusedinthissection,theterm"rightofsepulcher"meanstherightto |
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| 14 | 13 | | 2chooseandcontroltheburial,cremation,orotherfinaldispositionofadeadhumanbody. |
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| 15 | 14 | | 3 2.Forpurposesofthischapterandchapters193,333,and436,andinallcases |
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| 16 | 15 | | 4relatingtothecustody,control,anddispositionofdeceasedhumanremains,includingthe |
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| 17 | 16 | | 5commonlawrightofsepulcher,wherenototherwisedefined,theterm"next-of-kin"means |
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| 18 | 17 | | 6thefollowingpersonsintheprioritylistedifsuchpersoniseighteenyearsofageorolder,is |
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| 19 | 18 | | 7mentallycompetent,andiswillingtoassumeresponsibilityforthecostsofdisposition: |
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| 20 | 19 | | 8 (1)Anattorneyinfactdesignatedinadurablepowerofattorneywhereinthe |
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| 21 | 20 | | 9deceasedspecificallygrantedtherightofsepulcheroverhisorherbodytosuchattorneyin |
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| 22 | 21 | | 10fact; |
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| 23 | 22 | | 11 (2)ForadecedentwhowasonactivedutyintheUnitedStatesmilitaryatthetimeof |
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| 24 | 23 | | 12death,thepersondesignatedbysuchdecedentinthewritteninstrumentknownastheUnited |
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| 25 | 24 | | 13StatesDepartmentofDefenseForm93,RecordofEmergencyData,inaccordancewith[P.L. |
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| 26 | 25 | | 14109-163,Section564,]10U.S.C.Section1482; |
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| 27 | 26 | | 15 (3)Thesurvivingspouse, unlessanactionforthedissolutionofthemarriagehas |
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| 28 | 27 | | 16beenfiledandispendinginacourtofcompetentjurisdiction; |
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| 29 | 28 | | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 30 | 29 | | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17 (4)Anysurvivingchildofthedeceased.Ifasurvivingchildislessthaneighteen |
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| 31 | 30 | | 18yearsofageandhasalegalornaturalguardian,suchchildshallnotbedisqualifiedonthe |
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| 32 | 31 | | 19basisofthechild'sageandsuchchild'slegalornaturalguardian,ifany,shallbeentitledto |
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| 33 | 32 | | 20serveintheplaceofthechildunlesssuchchild'slegalornaturalguardianwassubjecttoan |
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| 34 | 33 | | 21actionindissolutionfromthedeceased.Insucheventthepersonorpersonswhomayserve |
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| 35 | 34 | | 22asnext-of-kinshallserveintheorderprovidedinsubdivisions(5)to(9)ofthissubsection; |
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| 36 | 35 | | 23 (5)(a)Anysurvivingparentofthedeceased;or |
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| 37 | 36 | | 24 (b)Ifthedeceasedisaminor,asurvivingparentwhohascustodyoftheminor;or |
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| 38 | 37 | | 25 (c)Ifthedeceasedisaminorandthedeceased'sparentshavejointcustody,theparent |
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| 39 | 38 | | 26whoseresidenceistheminorchild'sresidenceforpurposesofmailingandeducation; |
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| 40 | 39 | | 27 (6)Anysurvivingsiblingofthedeceased; |
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| 41 | 40 | | 28 (7)Thenextnearestsurvivingrelativeofthedeceasedbyconsanguinityoraffinity; |
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| 42 | 41 | | 29 (8)Anypersonorfriendwhoassumesfinancialresponsibilityforthedispositionof |
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| 43 | 42 | | 30thedeceased'sremainsifnonext-of-kinassumessuchresponsibility; |
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| 44 | 43 | | 31 (9)Thecountycoronerormedicalexaminer;providedhoweverthatsuchassumption |
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| 45 | 44 | | 32ofresponsibilityshallnotmakethecoroner,medicalexaminer,thecounty,orthestate |
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| 46 | 45 | | 33financiallyresponsibleforthecostofdisposition. |
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| 47 | 46 | | 34 3.Thenext-of-kinofthedeceasedshallbeentitledtocontrolthefinaldispositionof |
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| 48 | 47 | | 35theremainsofanydeadhumanbeingconsistentwithallapplicablelaws,includingall |
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| 49 | 48 | | 36applicablehealthcodes.Thenext-of-kinmaydelegatethecontrolofthefinaldisposition |
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| 50 | 49 | | 37oftheremainsofanydeadhumanbeingtoanagentthrougheitheraspecificorgeneral |
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| 51 | 50 | | 38grantofpowerinaccordancewithsection404.710if,atthetimeofdelegation,thenext- |
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| 52 | 51 | | 39of-kinwaseighteenyearsofageorolderandmentallycompetentandtheprincipalor |
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| 53 | 52 | | 40agentistakingfinancialresponsibilityforthedisposition. |
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| 54 | 53 | | 41 4.Afuneraldirectororestablishmentisentitledtorelyonandactaccordingtothe |
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| 55 | 54 | | 42lawfulinstructionsofanypersonclaimingtobethenext-of-kinofthedeceased;provided |
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| 56 | 55 | | 43however,inanycivilcauseofactionagainstafuneraldirectororestablishmentlicensed |
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| 57 | 56 | | 44pursuanttothischapterforactionstakenregardingthefuneralarrangementsforadeceased |
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| 58 | 57 | | 45personinthedirector'sorestablishment'scare,therelativefault,ifany,ofsuchfuneral |
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| 59 | 58 | | 46directororestablishmentmaybereducedifsuchactionsaretakeninrelianceuponaperson's |
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| 60 | 59 | | 47claimtobethedeceasedperson'snext-of-kin. |
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| 61 | 60 | | 48 5.Anypersonwhodesirestoexercisetherightofsepulcherandwhohasknowledge |
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| 62 | 61 | | 49ofanindividualorindividualswithasuperiorrighttocontroldispositionshallnotifysuch |
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| 63 | 62 | | 50individualorindividualspriortomakingfinalarrangements. |
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| 64 | 63 | | 51 6.Ifanindividualwithasuperiorclaimis[personallyservedwithwrittennotice |
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| 65 | 64 | | 52from] notifiedinpersonorbywrittennoticewithdeliveryconfirmationtosuchperson's |
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| 66 | 65 | | 53lastknownaddressbyapersonwithaninferiorclaimthatsuchpersondesirestoexercise |
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| 67 | 66 | | HB2163 2 54therightofsepulcherandtheindividualsoserveddoesnotobjectwithinforty-eighthoursof |
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| 68 | 67 | | 55[receipt] suchnotice, suchindividualshallbedeemedtohavewaivedsuchright.An |
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| 69 | 68 | | 56individualwithasuperiorrightmayalsowaivesuchrightatanytimeifsuchwaiverisin |
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| 70 | 69 | | 57writinganddated. |
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| 71 | 70 | | 58 7.Ifthereismorethanonepersoninaclasswhoareequalinpriorityandthefuneral |
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| 72 | 71 | | 59directorhasnoknowledgeofanyobjectionbyothermembersofsuchclass,thefuneral |
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| 73 | 72 | | 60directororestablishmentshallbeentitledtorelyonandactaccordingtotheinstructionsof |
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| 74 | 73 | | 61thefirstsuchpersonintheclasstomakearrangements;providedthatsuchpersonassumes |
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| 75 | 74 | | 62responsibilityforthecostsofdispositionandnootherpersoninsuchclassprovideswritten |
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| 76 | 75 | | 63noticeofhisorherobjection.Ifthefuneraldirectorhasknowledgethatthereismorethan |
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| 77 | 76 | | 64onepersoninaclasswhoareequalinpriorityandwhodonotagreeonthedisposition,the |
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| 78 | 77 | | 65decisionofthemajorityofthemembersofsuchclassshallcontrolthedisposition. |
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| 79 | 78 | | 66 8.Forpurposesofconductingamajorityvoteundersubsection7ofthissection,the |
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| 80 | 79 | | 67funeraldirectorshallallowvotingbyproxyusingawrittenauthorizationorinstrument. |
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| 81 | 80 | | âś” |
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| 82 | 81 | | HB2163 3 |
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