Ohio § 2108.75
Full text of Ohio Ohio Revised Code § 2108.75, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2108.75.
(A) A person shall be disqualified from serving as a representative or successor representative,
or from having the right of disposition for a deceased person pursuant to section 2108.81 of the Revised Code , if any of the following occurs: (1) The person dies. (2) A probate court declares or determines that the person is incompetent. (3) The person resigns or declines to exercise the right as described in section 2108.88 of the Revised Code . (4) The person fails to exercise the right within forty-eight hours after notification
of the declarant's or deceased person's death or, if there is no notification, within
seventy-two hours of either of the following, as applicable: (a) The declarant's or deceased person's death; (b) The discovery of the declarant's or deceased person's remains, when such discovery
occurs more than an hour after the declarant's or deceased person's death. (5) The person cannot be located with reasonable effort. (6) The person meets the criteria described in section 2108.76 or 2108.77 of the Revised Code . (7) The person refuses to assume the liability for the costs of disposition. (B) No owner, employee, or agent of a funeral home, cemetery, or crematory providing
funeral, burial, or cremation services for a declarant shall serve as a representative
or successor representative for the declarant unless the owner, employee, or agent
is related to the declarant by blood, marriage, or adoption. (C) Subject to divisions (C)(2) and (D) of section 2108.70 of the Revised Code , if a person is disqualified from serving as the declarant's representative or successor
representative, or from having the right of disposition for a deceased person pursuant
to section 2108.81 of the Revised Code , as described in division (A) of this section, the right is automatically reassigned
to, and vests in, the next person who has the right pursuant to the declarant's written
declaration or pursuant to the order of priority in section 2108.81 of the Revised Code . If a right of disposition for a deceased person is assigned to a funeral director
under division (B)(9) of section 2108.81 of the Revised Code , the funeral director is not liable for the cost of disposition.
Frequently Asked Questions About Ohio § 2108.75
What does Ohio Revised Code § 2108.75 cover?
Section 2108.75 is part of the Ohio Revised Code, the codified statutory law of Ohio. 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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