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Click on Laws directly below to see the Consolidated Laws page.
CNT- |
County |
- Article 17a
- Sec. 673 - Deaths concerning which a coroner, coroner and coroner's physician or medical examiner has jurisdiction to investigate
- Sec. 678 - Disposition of money or property found on deceased
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GBS- |
General Business Law |
- Article 22A
- Sec 349 - Deceptive acts and practices unlawful
- Article 28A
- Sec 450 - Unlawful acts relating to sales of cemetery property
- Sec 452 - Unauthorized charges in connection with permits for burials or erection of monuments
- Sec 453 - Moneys paid in connection with agreements for funeral merchandise or services in advance of need to be kept on deposit pending use or repayment
- Sec 454 - Sale of monuments and memorials
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GMU- |
General Municipal Law |
- Article 7A sec 148 - Burial of members of the armed forces of the United States and their families; headstones
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ISC- |
Insurance Law |
- Article 32 Sec 3208 (d) (1) (2) (3) - Antedating of life insurance policies and burial agreements prohibited
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NPC- |
Not for Profit Corporation |
- Article 14 Sec 1401 - Private and family cemetery corporations
- Article 15 Sec 1510 - Cemetery duties
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PBH- |
Public Health |
- Article 1- Title 2
- Sec. 12, 12a, 12b, 12c – Violations of health laws or regulations; penalties and injunctions
- Article 2-Title 1
- Sec. 206 2, 4 (a) (b) (c) 8 – Commissioner; general powers and duties
- Article 2-Title 2
- Sec. 228 – Sanitary code; application
- Sec. 229 – Sanitary code; violation; penalties
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Article 34 – Funeral Directing |
- Title 1-3400-3404 – General Provisions
- Title 2-3420-3429 – Licensing and Registration
- Title 3-3440-3444 – Practice of Funeral Directing; Funeral Establishments
- Title 4-3450-3457 – Enforcement and Discipline; Violations and Penalties
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Article 41 – Vital Statistics |
- Title 1-4100-4104 – General Provisions
- Title 2-4120-4124 – Registration Districts: Registrars, Physicians, Midwives and Funeral Directors
- Title 4-4120-4148 – Registration of Deaths: Burial Permits
- Title 5-4160-4163 – Registration of Fetal Deaths
- Title 7-4170-4176 – Vital Statistics Records
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Article 42 - Cadavers |
- Title 1-4200-4203 - Disposition
- Title 2-4209-4222 – Autopsy and Dissection
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Article 43 |
- 4300-4310 – Anatomical Gifts
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RCO- |
Religious Corporation |
- Article 2
- Sec 8 – Lot owners' rights
- Sec 9 – Removal of human remains from one cemetery of a religious corporation to another cemetery owned by it
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SOS- |
Social Services |
- Article 3
- Title 6 Sec 105 – Claim on insurance
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- Article 5
- Title 1 Sec 141 – Burial of the dead
- Title 6 Sec 209-6(a) (b) (c) (d) – Irrevocable trust funds
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TAX- |
Tax Law Part III |
- Article 28
- Part 3 Sec 1115 (a) – Exemptions from sales and use taxes
- (7) - Property
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WKC- |
Workers Compensation |
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Public Health Regulations
Click the links below or go to: https://regs.health.ny.gov, type the Part and number in the search field under Title 10 and have the site search for you.
Sanitary Code |
Part 1 General Provisions |
Sec 1.11 (Definitions) |
Part 2 Communicable Diseases |
Sec. 2.1 (Designation of Cases), 2.53 (Cleansing, renovation or disinfection, when required), 2.54 (Duties of undertakers) |
Part 13 Transportation of Dead Bodies |
Sec. 13.1 (Common carrier),13.2 (Other than common carrier), 13.3 (disinterments) |
Part 16 Ionizing Radiation |
Sec 16.9 (Professional practitioners and related provisions) |
Part 37 Handling of Bodies of Persons Dying on Common Carriers |
Sec. 37.1 (Removal of body), 37.2 (Investigation of death; preparation of death certificate), 37.3 (registration district), 37.4 (burial or transit permit) |
Sanitary Code |
Part 77 |
Sub Chapter J - Practice of Funeral Directing |
Part 78 |
Statement to be furnished by every person licensed pursuant to Article 34 of the Public Health Law |
Part 79 |
Price Information |