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RSA 290:20 · Wishes of Subject

Title: XXVI: CEMETERIES; BURIALS; DEAD BODIES
Chapter: 290 · BURIALS AND DISINTERMENTS
Status: current
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290:20 Wishes of Subject. – If the subject has left written and signed instructions regarding funeral arrangements and disposal of the subject's remains, the person having custody and control shall abide by those wishes to the extent that the subject paid for those arrangements in advance or left resources for the purpose of carrying out those wishes. Source. 1996, 283:18, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.

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Source. 1996, 283:18, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.

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1996, 283:18, eff. Jan. 1, 1997

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