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2002 Florida Statutes
SECTION 039
Exceptions.
Exceptions.
470.039 Exceptions.--
(1) Nothing in this chapter may be construed to limit the sale of caskets, alternative containers, outer burial containers, or funeral merchandise by any person.
(2) Nothing in this chapter may be construed to override the written instructions or wishes of the deceased as to how his or her body is to be disposed of, if such instructions are reasonably available at the time of death.
History.--ss. 1, 5, ch. 79-231; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; s. 1, ch. 89-8; ss. 34, 122, ch. 93-399; s. 329, ch. 97-103.