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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-210.128

Cremation containers

North Carolina · North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 90 — Chapter 90. · Status: effective

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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-210.128, Cremation containers, North Carolina, version 1 as recorded 2026-08-18, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1320148
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Cremation containers. (a) No crematory licensee shall make or enforce any rules requiring that any human remains be placed in a casket before cremation or that human remains be cremated in a casket, nor shall any crematory licensee refuse to accept human remains for cremation for the reason that they are not in a casket. (b) No crematory licensee shall make or enforce any rules requiring that any cremated remains be placed in an urn or receptacle designed to permanently encase the reduced human remains after the cremation process has been performed. (2003-420, s. 2; 2025-76, s. 1.10.)