# Fines for Not following Burial Laws

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fines-for-not-following-burial-laws/277937>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [December 3, 2004, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fines-for-not-following-burial-laws/277937 "2004-12-03T19:24:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Qwisp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qwisp/32/397_2.png) [@Qwisp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qwisp)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2004, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fines-for-not-following-burial-laws/277937/1 "2004-12-03T19:24:35Z")

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So what kind of fines would we be talking about? Could you get jail time?[http://www.straightdope.com/columns/041203.html](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/041203.html)

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**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2004, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fines-for-not-following-burial-laws/277937/2 "2004-12-03T22:23:27Z")

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It’s an extreme case — some would say pathological – but do a Google search on “Ray Brent Marsh” or “Tri-State Crematory” for what can happen when people are careless about corpses.

your humble TubaDiva

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**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2004, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fines-for-not-following-burial-laws/277937/3 "2004-12-03T23:11:00Z")

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[Send me to Glory in a Glad bag.](http://sniff.numachi.com/~rickheit/dtrad/pages/tiGLADBAG.html)

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**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2004, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fines-for-not-following-burial-laws/277937/4 "2004-12-03T23:12:34Z")

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Um, I really like that song. It’s not an answer to the question though, I really don’t have much to add but that the mortician lobby is a horrible thing.