Md. Code, Health-Gen. § 5-514

Current with changes from the 2024 legislative session from Chs. 2 through 1049, effective on or before 6/1/2024
Section 5-514 - Burial or disposal of body
(a) An individual may not bury or dispose of a body except:
(1) In a family burial plot or other area allowed by a local ordinance;
(2) In a crematory;
(3) In a cemetery;
(4) By donating the body to medical science; or
(5) By removing the body to another state for final disposition in accordance with the laws of the other state.
(b) An individual who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.

Md. Code, HG § 5-514

Added by 2015 Md. Laws, Ch. 419,Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2015.