GA SB581

Creates a separate cremation permit requirement distinct from the existing disposition permit for cremation and organic human reduction of dead bodies or fetuses in Georgia

Cremation permits must be issued exclusively by the coroner or chief medical examiner of the county where the death occurred, not by local registrars who issue disposition permits

Coroners or medical examiners cannot issue cremation permits unless they either certify the death certificate or accept an already-certified death certificate for the deceased

Disposition permits from other states accompanying bodies brought into Georgia will serve as authority for final disposition without requiring either a Georgia disposition permit or cremation permit

Amends Code Section 31-10-20 (vital records) and makes conforming changes to Code Section 53-2-27 (DNA testing for kinship procedures)