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Arkansas Code Annotated – Title 20 Subtitle 2
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| Chapter | Title |
|---|---|
| Chapter 7 | State Board of Health – Department of Health |
| § 20- 7- 115 | Transportation of dead bodies |
| Chapter 17 | Death & Disposition of the Dead |
| § 20- 17- 101 | Death — Legal definition |
| § 20- 17- 102 | Arkansas Final Disposition Rights Act of 2009 |
| § 20- 17- 103 | Notification of death |
| § 20- 17- 104 | Withholding cardiopulmonary resuscitation in nursing facilities for unwitnessed deaths |
| Subchapter 7 | Unclaimed Bodies |
| § 20- 17- 701 | Rights of coroner, justice of the peace, or courts unaffected |
| § 20- 17- 702 | Search for next of kin |
| § 20- 17- 703 | Notice to Department of Anatomy of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences |
| § 20- 17- 704 | Delivery to University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences |
| § 20- 17- 705 | Wishes of deceased for disposition honored |
| § 20- 17- 706 | Cost of embalming and transportation |
| § 20- 17- 707 | Holding period for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences |
| § 20- 17- 708 | Disposition after use |
| § 20- 17- 709 | Records |
| § 20- 17- 710 | Nonliability |
| Subchapter 9 | Cemeteries Generally |
| § 20- 17- 901 | Registration required |
| § 20- 17- 902 | Burial in registered cemetery required — Records |
| § 20- 17- 903 | Application to locate or extend boundaries |
| § 20- 17- 904 | Perpetual care trust |
| § 20- 17- 905 | Abandonment |
| § 20- 17- 906 | Disposition of abandoned cemetery lots |
| § 20- 17- 907 | County abandoned cemetery registration boards |
| § 20- 17- 908 | Responsibilities of county abandoned cemetery registration boards |
| § 20- 17- 909 | Minimum maintenance for petitioned abandoned cemeteries |
| § 20- 17- 910 | Abandoned cemeteries on private property |
| § 20- 17- 911 | Minimum maintenance providers |
| Chapter 18 | Vital Statistics |
| § 20- 18- 601 | Registration generally |
| § 20- 18- 602 | Delayed registration |
| § 20- 18- 603 | Registration of termination of pregnancy |
| § 20- 18- 604 | Final disposition of dead body or fetus |