# Ark. Code Ann. § 20-17-902: Burial in registered cemetery required - Records

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## Section

- **Citation:** Ark. Code Ann. § 20-17-902
- **Heading:** Burial in registered cemetery required - Records
- **Jurisdiction:** Arkansas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** AR Code / Title 20 / Chapter 17 / Subchapter 9 / Section 20-17-902

## Text

(a) It shall be unlawful to bury a dead body outside of a registered cemetery. (b) The sexton or person in charge of the cemetery shall keep a correct record on a form prescribed by the Department of Health of each body buried in the cemetery. Acts 1929, No. 204, § 3; Pope's Dig., § 6448; Acts 1985, No. 1014, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-403.

(a) It shall be unlawful to bury a dead body outside of a registered cemetery.

(b) The sexton or person in charge of the cemetery shall keep a correct record on a form prescribed by the Department of Health of each body buried in the cemetery.

Acts 1929, No. 204, § 3; Pope's Dig., § 6448; Acts 1985, No. 1014, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-403.

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