MS HB286

Authorizes cemetery owners to disinter and reinter human remains or deliver them for transportation based on written instructions from next of kin, with priority order: unmarried spouse, children, parents, then siblings (all must be 18+, mentally competent, and willing to pay costs)

When family members of the same priority class disagree on disinterment, the cemetery must follow instructions from the majority; if equal, the earlier instructions control unless a chancery court orders otherwise

Permits cemetery owners to disinter and reinter remains at their own expense to correct burial errors, with mandatory written notice to next of kin by certified mail within 5 days

Grants immunity from liability to cemetery and funeral establishment owners, employees, officers, and directors for claims arising from disinterment and reinterment conducted under this act, except for intentional misconduct or malice

Effective July 1, 2021, and amends existing code sections governing autopsies and anatomical gifts to require disinterment consent under this act's procedures