The bill amends section 517.23 of the Revised Code to establish a requirement for cemetery operators to relocate human remains if the gravestone or monument marking those remains is moved. Specifically, it introduces a new provision stating that if the involved board, trustees, directors, or officers of a cemetery or municipal corporation relocate a gravestone, they must also reinter the remains at the new location of the stone. This addition aims to ensure that the physical markers of burial sites correspond with the actual locations of the remains.

Additionally, the bill modifies existing language by changing the term "either" to "any" in the context of circumstances under which disinterment may occur. This change broadens the conditions under which remains can be disinterred, allowing for greater flexibility in managing cemetery operations. The bill also repeals the previous version of section 517.23, thereby updating the legal framework governing disinterment and the responsibilities of cemetery operators in Ohio.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 517.23