IA SF2040

Amends Iowa Code section 144C.8 to add a third circumstance for forfeiture of authority to control human remains: failure to claim cremated remains within 30 calendar days after receiving written notice from a third party

Transfers control authority to the next competent adult listed in Code section 144C.5 when the designated person fails to claim cremated remains within the specified timeframe

Updates terminology throughout the section by changing references from "declarant" to "decedent" for consistency

Maintains existing forfeiture provisions for persons charged with murder or voluntary manslaughter in connection with the decedent's death, and for failure to exercise authority within 24-40 hours of death notification