# Health - General (GHG)

## Title 5. Death

### Subtitle 5. Miscellaneous Provisions

#### Section 5-505

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person may not require that a cremation be performed with a casket. However, the use of a simple container may be required.

(b) The person arranging for final disposition of a body may specify that a casket:

  (1) Be used before cremation;

  (2) Be consumed during cremation;

  (3) Be used after cremation; or

  (4) Not be used before, during, or after cremation.

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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)