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(A) As used in this section and section 759.491 of the Revised Code, “fetal death” has the same meaning as in section 3705.01 of the Revised Code.
(B) The legislative authority of a municipal corporation owning a public burial ground or cemetery, whether within or without the municipal corporation, may pass and provide for the enforcement of ordinances for the burial, re-interment, or disinterment of the product of a fetal death in that public burial ground or cemetery.
(C) With regard to the product of a fetal death, on the request of the mother and in compliance with the public burial ground or cemetery's ordinances, a public burial ground or cemetery shall inter the product of the fetal death in accordance with one of the following:
(1) In a single grave within the public burial ground or cemetery that contains, or will contain, the remains of a parent, sibling, or grandparent;
(2) In another location of the public burial ground or cemetery, including a separate burial ground for infants, on a temporary or permanent basis.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Ohio Revised Code Title VII. Municipal Corporations § 759.49 - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/oh/title-vii-municipal-corporations/oh-rev-code-sect-759-49/
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