Tennessee § 62-5-704 - Circumstances under which rights forfeited.
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§ 62-5-704. Circumstances under which rights forfeited.
A person entitled under § 62-5-703 to the right of disposition shall forfeit that right, and the right shall pass on to the next person in accordance with § 62-5-703 , in the following circumstances: Any person convicted of an offense described in § 39-13-202, § 39-13-210, or § 39-13-211, in connection with the decedent's death, and whose conviction or convictions are known to the funeral director; or Any person who does not exercise the right of disposition within seventy-two (72) hours of notification of the decedent's death or within one hundred and sixty-eight (168) hours of the decedent's death, whichever is earlier. Acts 2012, ch. 828, § 2.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 62-5-704 ("Circumstances under which rights forfeited.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. 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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