Current through 82nd (2023) Legislative Session Chapter 535 and 34th (2023) Special Session Chapter 1 and 35th (2023) Special Session Chapter 1
Section 451.715 - Unlawful acts; abatement of unlawful crematory as public nuisance1. It is unlawful for any person to:(a) Hold himself or herself out to the public as the operator of a crematory without being licensed pursuant to NRS 451.635; (b) Sign an order for cremation knowing that the order contains incorrect information; or(c) Violate any other provision of NRS 451.600 to 451.715, inclusive, and section 1 of this act, any regulation adopted pursuant thereto or any order of the Nevada Funeral and Cemetery Services Board.2. It is unlawful for the operator of a crematory to perform a cremation without an order signed by a person authorized to order the cremation pursuant to NRS 451.024 or 451.655.3. If a crematory is operated in this State in violation of any provision of NRS 451.600 to 451.715, inclusive, and section 1 of this act, any regulation adopted pursuant thereto or any order of the Nevada Funeral and Cemetery Services Board, the crematory is a public nuisance and may be abated as such.Added to NRS by 1993, 2606; A 1995, 715; 2003, 1280; 2015, 1971; 2017, 2738Amended by 2023, Ch. 85,§9, eff. 1/1/2024.Amended by 2017, Ch. 406,§9, eff. 1/1/2018.Amended by 2015, Ch. 348,§60, eff. 1/1/2016.Added to NRS by 1993, 2606; A 1995, 715; 2003, 1280