Alabama § 22-19-2 - Body Removed from State to Be Embalmed or Cremated; Exception.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 22-19-2 — Body Removed from State to Be Embalmed or Cremated; Exception., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 22-19-2. Body Removed from State to Be Embalmed or Cremated; Exception.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to take, carry, transport or remove from within the confines of this state any dead human body unless said body has been embalmed or cremated. Any person, firm or corporation who violates this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be, upon conviction, punished as prescribed by law. Nothing in this section, however, shall be construed to prohibit exportation of an unembalmed dead human body which has been disposed of for the purpose of advancement of medical science, or for the replacement of diseased or worn out parts of other humans or for the rehabilitation of human parts or other organs, in accordance with the provisions of Article 3 of this chapter.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Code of Alabama § 22-19-2 cover?
Section 22-19-2 ("Body Removed from State to Be Embalmed or Cremated; Exception.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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