No funeral establishment or funeral director who relies reasonably in good faith upon the instructions of a person claiming the right of disposition shall be subject to criminal or civil liability or subject to disciplinary action for carrying out the disposition of the remains in accordance with the instructions unless the funeral establishment or funeral director knew or had reason to know that the person did not have the right of disposition.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades
Chapter 5 - Funeral Directors and Embalmers
Part 7 - Disposition of Human Remains
§ 62-5-703. Order in Which Rights to Control Vest
§ 62-5-704. Circumstances Under Which Rights Forfeited
§ 62-5-707. Funeral Establishment's Right to Rely on Contract or Authorization
§ 62-5-708. Reasonable Reliance Upon Instructions
§ 62-5-709. Release of Remains to Selected Funeral Establishment