Illinois Disposition of Remains Act - 755 ILCS 65

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Short title . This Act may be cited as the Disposition of Remains Act. (Source: P.A. 94-561, eff. 1-1-06.) ...

Right to control disposition; priority . Unless a decedent has left directions in writing for the disposition of the decedent's remains as provided in Section 65 of the ...

Form . The written instrument authorizing the disposition of remains shall be in substantially the following form: "APPOINTMENT OF AGENT TO CONTROL DISPOSITION OF REMAINS ...

Requirements for written instrument . A written instrument is legally sufficient under Section 5 if the wording of the instrument complies substantially with Section 10, the ...

Duties of authorized agent . (a) A person listed in Section 5 has the right, duty, and liability provided by that Section only if there is no ...

Body parts . In the case of body parts, a representative of the institution that has arranged with a funeral home, cemetery, or crematory authority to cremate ...

Prohibition of cremation; written instructions . No person shall be allowed to authorize cremation when a decedent has left written instructions that he or she does not ...

Misrepresentation; liability . A person who represents that he or she knows the identity of a decedent and, in order to procure the disposition, including cremation, of ...

Directions by decedent . (a) A person may provide written directions for the disposition, including cremation, of the person's remains in a will, a prepaid funeral or ...

Liability . There shall be no liability for a cemetery organization, a business operating a crematory or columbarium or both, a funeral director or an embalmer, ...

Disputes . Any dispute among any of the persons listed in Section 5 concerning their right to control the disposition, including cremation, of a decedent's remains ...

(Amendatory provisions; text omitted) . (Source: P.A. 94-561, eff. 1-1-06; text omitted.) ...