MS SB2087

Cemetery owners may disinter and reinter human remains or deliver them for transportation based on written instructions from next of kin (in priority order: unmarried spouse, children, parents, siblings) who must be at least 18, mentally competent, and willing to pay costs

Cemetery owners may disinter remains pursuant to a final order from the chancery court in the county where the cemetery is located, with the court determining appropriate notice, hearing requirements, and cost allocation

Cemetery owners may disinter and reinter remains at their own expense to correct burial errors, with written notice sent to next of kin by certified mail within 5 days explaining the reason and new location

Cemetery owners, funeral establishments, and their employees, officers, and directors receive immunity from liability for disinterment and reinterment activities under this act, except in cases of intentional misconduct or malice

Effective date is July 1, 2021, with conforming amendments to existing autopsy and anatomical gift statutes requiring compliance with this act's disinterment procedures for buried bodies