Iowa

Cemetery and Funeral Legislation
IOWA FUNERAL LAWS

Iowa Statutes

  • Chapter 144—Vital Statistics
  • Chapter 147—General Provisions, Health-Related Professions
  • Chapter 156—Funeral Directing, Mortuary Science and Cremation
  • Chapter 249—State Supplementary Assistance
  • Chapter 331 : County Home Rule Implementation
  • Chapter 523A—Funeral Services and Merchandise

Iowa Administrative Code

  • Chapter 19 - Prearranged Funeral Contracts

Iowa Administrative Code

  • Chapter 86 - Preparation of Dead Bodies for Entombment
  • Chapter 101 : Death Certification, Autopsy & Disinterment
  • Chapter 127 : County Medical Examiners
  • Chapters 100-01 : Funeral Directors

IOWA CEMETERY LAWS

Iowa Statutes

  • Chapter 523E—Cemetery Merchandise
  • Chapter 523I—Cemeteries
  • Chapter 566—Cemetery Management
  • Chapter 566A—Cemetery Regulation

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