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S.B. 796
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(6) The guardian of the person of the decedent at the time of the
decedent's death, if a guardian has been appointed; or
(7) In the absence of any person under paragraphs (1) through (6) of this
subsection, any other person willing to assume the responsibility to act as the
authorizing agent for purposes of arranging the final disposition of the decedent's
body, including the personal representative of the decedent's estate, after attesting in
writing that a good faith effort has been made to no avail to contact the persons
described in paragraphs (1) through (6) of this subsection.
Article - Real Property
14-121.
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2) (i) "Burial site" means any natural or prepared physical location,
whether originally located below, on, or above the surface of the earth into which
human remains or associated funerary objects are deposited as a part of a death rite
or ceremony of any culture, religion, or group.
(ii) "Burial site" includes the human remains and associated
funerary objects that result from a shipwreck or accident and are intentionally left to
remain at the site.
(3) "Cultural affiliation" means a relationship of shared group identity
that can be reasonably traced historically between a present-day group, tribe, band,
or clan and an identifiable earlier group.
(4) "Person in interest" means a person who:
(i) Is related by blood or marriage to the person interred in a burial
site;
(II) IS A DOMESTIC LIFE PARTNER, AS DEFINED IN § 6-101 1-101 OF
THE HEALTH - GENERAL ARTICLE, OF A PERSON INTERRED IN A BURIAL SITE;
[(ii)] (III) Has a cultural affiliation with the person interred in a
burial site; or
[(iii)] (IV) Has an interest in a burial site that the Office of the
State's Attorney for the county where the burial site is located recognizes is in the
public interest after consultation with a local burial sites advisory board or, if such a
board does not exist, the Maryland Historical Trust.
Article - Estates and Trusts
4-501.
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b) "Body" or "part of body" includes organs, tissues, bones, blood, and other
body fluids.
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