Bill > SB286

This bill amends Ohio Revised Code section 517.23 to require cemetery operators to relocate human remains when the gravestone or monument marking those remains is moved. Specifically, the bill adds a new provision that if a cemetery's board, trustees, directors, or municipal officers move a stone or monument marking a gravesite, they must now reinter (rebury) the corresponding human remains at the new location of the stone or monument. The bill defines "disinterment" as the recovery of human remains through exhumation, disentombment, or disinurnment, while explicitly excluding minor adjustments like repositioning burial containers or accommodating multiple burials in a single grave. The legislation provides additional context around the process of disinterment, including circumstances under which remains can be moved, requirements for notification, and protections for cemetery operators when making such relocations. The bill aims to ensure that when a gravestone is relocated, the human remains are also appropriately and respectfully moved to maintain the integrity of the burial site and honor the deceased.

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https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/sb286