Nevada § 452.210 - Construction of mausoleum, vault or crypt: Adoption and enforcement of regulations of State Board of Health; approval of plans and specifications
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 452.210 — Construction of mausoleum, vault or crypt: Adoption and enforcement of regulations of State Board of Health; approval of plans and specifications, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 452.210. Construction of mausoleum, vault or crypt: Adoption and enforcement of regulations of State Board of Health; approval of plans and specifications
1. A person shall not build, construct or erect any mausoleum, vault, crypt or structure
intended to hold or contain dead human bodies, which shall be wholly or partially
above the surface of the ground, except in compliance with the regulations of the
State Board of Health governing their location, materials and construction. The State Board of Health may adopt and, except as provided in subsection 2, the Division
shall enforce such regulations. 2. An incorporated city or a county which: (a) Has a building or public works department; and (b) Has adopted a nationally recognized building code, entirely or with variations, shall enforce within its respective city limits or unincorporated areas any regulations
pertaining to the construction of mausoleums, vaults, crypts or other similar structures,
as adopted by the State Board of Health under subsection 1, and shall exercise such
enforcement, including supervisory control, instead of the Division and any district
board of health. 3. Before commencing the building, construction or erection of a mausoleum, vault,
crypt or other similar structure, full detailed plans and specifications of the structure
shall be presented to the Division for its examination and approval. The approval of the plans and specifications of the structure shall be evidenced by
a certificate in writing signed by the Chief Medical Officer.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 452.210 ("Construction of mausoleum, vault or crypt: Adoption and enforcement of regulations of State Board of Health; approval of plans and specifications") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. 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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