Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 23-18 - Cemeteries
Section 23-18-14. - Records of disposition.

§ 23-18-14. Records of disposition.
(a) “Agencies”, as defined in § 23-18-1, are responsible for the proper maintenance of all records of disposition of human remains, and all burials shall be accompanied with appropriate records or combination of records giving location and name of deceased, date of burial, record of property owner, and a geographic schematic indicating the specific location of final disposition. The agencies have the ability to cross reference this material as the agencies deem necessary as long as the records insure the accuracy and quality control of the location and name of the deceased.
(b) The agencies shall supply this information to the general public upon reasonable request.
History of Section.P.L. 1999, ch. 435, § 1.

Structure Rhode Island General Laws

Rhode Island General Laws

Title 23 - Health and Safety

Chapter 23-18 - Cemeteries

Section 23-18-1. - Definitions.

Section 23-18-2. - Location of mausoleums and columbaria.

Section 23-18-2.1. - Cremated human remains.

Section 23-18-3. - Approval of construction plans — Supervisory control.

Section 23-18-4. - Completion of structure and maintenance provisions required before interments.

Section 23-18-5. - Sales before completion of structure — Bond.

Section 23-18-6. - Proceeds of sales.

Section 23-18-7. - Re-interment of bodies in structure becoming health menace.

Section 23-18-8. - Speculative sales prohibited.

Section 23-18-8.1. - Perpetual care funds.

Section 23-18-8.2. - Additional deposits.

Section 23-18-8.3. - Maintenance of perpetual care funds.

Section 23-18-9. - Penalty for violations.

Section 23-18-10. - City and town regulation of burial grounds.

Section 23-18-10.1. - Registering historical cemeteries.

Section 23-18-10.2. - Exemption from liability.

Section 23-18-11. - Regulation of excavation around cemeteries.

Section 23-18-11.1. - Permit required to alter or remove historic cemetery — Powers of city or town council — Appeal.

Section 23-18-11.2. - Regulation of excavation — Removal and transfer of graves and cemeteries — Penalties.

Section 23-18-12. - Vandalism in cemetery — Civil penalties.

Section 23-18-13. - Notification of historical preservation and heritage commission.

Section 23-18-14. - Records of disposition.

Section 23-18-15. - Installation of veteran’s plaque.