N.J. Admin. Code § 5A:4-4.1

Current through Register Vol. 57, No. 1, January 6, 2025

Section 5A:4-4.1 - General requirements

(a) In an effort to avoid unnecessary stress to the bereaved family and to ensure that the scheduling of interments proceed without delay, funeral directors shall:

1. Confirm appointments for interments with the Interment Scheduling Office of the Cemetery before making any commitments to the family regarding date and time of burial; and

2.Before a funeral service, committal service, burial, and/or bronze marker order can be scheduled, the following documents must be provided to the Cemetery:

i. The Burial, Cremation, Removal, or Transit Permit (required for all interments and must be presented prior to service);

ii. The Military Discharge (DD Form 214) in the case of a veteran or proof of eligibility of 20 years of service creditable for retired pay as members of a reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States of America. (If the applicant has pre-registered with the cemetery, this proof shall not be required.);

iii. The Certified Death Certificate (or Abstract); and

iv. The proof of New Jersey residency.

(b) The bronze memorial marker shall not be ordered until all of the documentation listed in (a) above has been received.

N.J. Admin. Code § 5A:4-4.1

Amended by 48 N.J.R. 2242(b), effective 11/7/2016