Section 7-411 - Identification tag. - Maryland Statutes

§ 7-411. Identification tag.
 

(a)  Affixed to body.- Before burial or interment, a mortician shall affix to the long bones of the deceased human body a plastic or metal identification tag. 

(b)  When body cremated.- After cremation, a licensee shall ensure that a metal or plastic identification tag is placed in the cremains container. 

(c)  Included information.- The identification tag shall contain: 

(1) The name of the decedent; 

(2) The Social Security number of the decedent; 

(3) The decedent's date of birth; and 

(4) The decedent's date of death. 
 

[1996, ch. 145, § 2; 1997, ch. 662.]