Chapter 17 - Death and Disposition of the Dead
- Subchapter 1 - General Provisions
- Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Rights of the Terminally Ill or Permanently Unconscious Act
- § 20-17-201 - Definitions.
- § 20-17-202 - Declaration relating to use of life-sustaining treatment.
- § 20-17-203 - When declaration operative.
- § 20-17-204 - Revocation of declaration.
- § 20-17-205 - Recording determination of terminal condition or permanent unconsciousness and declaration.
- § 20-17-206 - Treatment of qualified patient.
- § 20-17-207 - Transfer of patients.
- § 20-17-208 - Immunities.
- § 20-17-209 - Penalties.
- § 20-17-210 - Miscellaneous provisions.
- § 20-17-211 - When health care provider may presume validity of declaration.
- § 20-17-212 - Recognition of declaration executed in another state.
- § 20-17-213 - Effect of previous declaration.
- § 20-17-214 - Who may execute written request for another.
- § 20-17-215 - Short title.
- § 20-17-216 - Severability.
- § 20-17-217 - Effective date.
- § 20-17-218 - Repeal.
- Subchapter 3 - Postmortems
- Subchapter 4 - Donation of Eyes
- Subchapter 5 - Anatomical Gifts Generally
- Subchapter 6 - Arkansas Anatomical Gift Act
- Subchapter 7 - Unclaimed Bodies
- § 20-17-701 - Rights of coroner, justice of the peace, or courts unaffected.
- § 20-17-702 - Search for next of kin.
- § 20-17-703 - Notice to Department of Anatomy of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
- § 20-17-704 - Delivery to University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
- § 20-17-705 - Wishes of deceased for disposition honored.
- § 20-17-706 - Cost of embalming and transportation.
- § 20-17-707 - Holding period for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
- § 20-17-708 - Disposition after use.
- § 20-17-709 - Records.
- § 20-17-710 - Nonliability.
- Subchapter 8 - Disposition of Human Tissue
- Subchapter 9 - Cemeteries Generally
- § 20-17-901 - Registration required.
- § 20-17-902 - Burial in registered cemetery required -- Records.
- § 20-17-903 - Application to locate or extend boundaries.
- § 20-17-904 - Perpetual care trust.
- § 20-17-905 - Abandonment.
- § 20-17-906 - Disposition of abandoned cemetery lots.
- § 20-17-907 - County abandoned cemetery registration boards.
- § 20-17-908 - Responsibilities of county abandoned cemetery registration boards.
- § 20-17-909 - Minimum maintenance for petitioned abandoned cemeteries.
- § 20-17-910 - Abandoned cemeteries on private property.
- § 20-17-911 - Minimum maintenance providers.
- Subchapter 10 - Cemetery Act for Perpetually Maintained Cemeteries
- § 20-17-1001 - Title.
- § 20-17-1002
- § 20-17-1003 - Application of subchapter -- Exceptions.
- § 20-17-1004 - Arkansas Cemetery Board -- Creation -- Members.
- § 20-17-1005 - Arkansas Cemetery Board -- Proceedings.
- § 20-17-1006
- § 20-17-1007 - Examination of cemetery.
- § 20-17-1008 - Permit -- Application.
- § 20-17-1009 - Permit -- Investigation by Department of Health.
- § 20-17-1010 - Permit -- Investigation and issuance by the Arkansas Cemetery Board.
- § 20-17-1011 - Permit -- Amendment.
- § 20-17-1012 - Permit -- Transfer of ownership.
- § 20-17-1013 - Permanent maintenance fund generally.
- § 20-17-1014 - Permanent maintenance fund -- Trustees.
- § 20-17-1015 - Permanent maintenance fund -- Annual report.
- § 20-17-1016
- § 20-17-1017 - Permanent maintenance fund -- Voluntary contributions.
- § 20-17-1018 - Permanent maintenance fund -- Penalties.
- § 20-17-1019 - Conveyance of lots.
- § 20-17-1020 - Unlawful act.
- § 20-17-1021 - Disposition of contributions and fees.
- § 20-17-1022 - Records required.
- § 20-17-1023 - Annual report of condition of cemetery company.
- § 20-17-1024 - [Repealed.]
- § 20-17-1025 - Protection of cemeteries -- Power to lend.
- § 20-17-1026 - Annual permit fee.
- § 20-17-1027 - Duties of State Securities Department.
- § 20-17-1028 - Contracts with municipality or county where a cemetery is located.
- § 20-17-1029 - Cemetery advisory boards -- Membership -- Organization -- Authority.
- Subchapter 11 - Cemetery Improvement Districts
- § 20-17-1101 - Purpose of district.
- § 20-17-1102 - Petition generally.
- § 20-17-1103 - Petition -- Notice and hearing.
- § 20-17-1104 - Board of commissioners -- Appointment.
- § 20-17-1105 - Board of commissioners -- Powers and duties.
- § 20-17-1106 - Board of commissioners -- Proceedings -- Officers -- Employees -- Selection of depository.
- § 20-17-1107 - Board of commissioners -- Liability.
- § 20-17-1108 - Formation of plans -- Assessors and assessments generally.
- § 20-17-1109 - Assessment -- Notice and hearings.
- § 20-17-1110 - Assessment -- Annual reassessment.
- § 20-17-1111 - Assessment -- Order -- Lien.
- § 20-17-1112 - Assessment -- Filing and collection.
- § 20-17-1113 - Assessment -- Time for payment -- Failure to pay -- Redemption.
- § 20-17-1114 - Expenditures -- Public proceedings and transactions -- Filing of report.
- § 20-17-1115 - Issuance of notes.
- § 20-17-1116 - Dissolution.
- § 20-17-1117 - Certain suits in public interest.
- § 20-17-1118 - Fee of collector and county clerk.
- Subchapter 12 - Revised Arkansas Anatomical Gift Act
- § 20-17-1201 - Short title.
- § 20-17-1202 - Definitions.
- § 20-17-1203 - Applicability.
- § 20-17-1204 - Who may make anatomical gift before donor's death.
- § 20-17-1205 - Manner of making anatomical gift before donor's death.
- § 20-17-1206 - Amending or revoking anatomical gift before donor's death.
- § 20-17-1207 - Refusal to make anatomical gift -- Effect of refusal.
- § 20-17-1208 - Preclusive effect of anatomical gift, amendment, or revocation.
- § 20-17-1209 - Who may make anatomical gift of decedent's body or part.
- § 20-17-1210 - Manner of making, amending, or revoking anatomical gift of decedent's body or part.
- § 20-17-1211 - Persons that may receive anatomical gift -- Purpose of anatomical gift.
- § 20-17-1212 - Search and notification.
- § 20-17-1213 - Delivery of document of gift not required -- Right to examine.
- § 20-17-1214 - Rights and duties of procurement organization and others.
- § 20-17-1215 - Coordination of procurement and use.
- § 20-17-1216 - Sale or purchase of parts prohibited.
- § 20-17-1217 - Other prohibited acts.
- § 20-17-1218 - Immunity.
- § 20-17-1219 - Law governing validity -- Choice of law as to execution of document of gift -- Presumption of validity.
- § 20-17-1220 - [Reserved.]
- § 20-17-1221 - Effect of anatomical gift on advance health-care directive.
- § 20-17-1222 - Cooperation between a coroner or the state medical examiner and a procurement organization.
- § 20-17-1223 - Facilitation of anatomical gift from decedent whose body is under jurisdiction of coroner or the state medical examiner.
- § 20-17-1224 - [Reserved.]
- § 20-17-1225 - Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global And National Commerce Act.
- § 20-17-1226 - [Reserved.]
- § 20-17-1227 - [Reserved.]
- Subchapter 13 - Insolvent Cemetery Grant Fund Act
- § 20-17-1301 - Title.
- § 20-17-1302 - Findings and purpose.
- § 20-17-1303 - Insolvent cemetery grant fund.
- § 20-17-1304 - Powers and duties of Arkansas Cemetery Board.
- § 20-17-1305 - Eligibility for grants.
- § 20-17-1306 - Application.
- § 20-17-1307 - Grant payments -- Amount.
- § 20-17-1308 - Use of grant awards.