26:6-39.  Bodies in receiving vaults
No unembalmed dead body shall be permitted to remain longer than 48 hours in  a receiving vault in this State, the depth of which is less than 5 feet below  the natural surface of the ground.  This section shall not apply to properly  constructed receiving vaults which prevent the escape of noxious and unhealthy  gases.

Amended by L.1965, c. 78, s. 24.