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5 §65-13 ART. 5. REMOVAL OF GRAVES §65-13 1 facts. Such certificate shall contain the full name, if known or rea- sonably ascertainable, of each decedent whose grave is moved, a precise description of the site from which such grave was removed, a precise description of the site and specific location where the decedent's remains have been reinterred, the full and correct name of the party effecting the removal, and a brief description of the statutory basis or bases upon which such removal or reinterment was effected. If the full name of any decedent cannot reasonably be ascertained, the removing party shall set forth all additional rea- sonably ascertainable facts about the decedent including birth date, death date, and family name. A fee of one dollar($1.00)for each page or portion of page of such certificate of removal facts shall be paid to the register of deeds of each county in which such certificate is filed for registration. (d) All expenses of disinterment, removal, and acquisition of the new burial site and reinterment shall be borne by the party effect- ing such disinterment, removal, and reinterment, including the ac- tual reasonable expense of one of the next of kin incurred in attend- ing the same, not to exceed the sum of two hundred dollars ($200.00). (e) The office of vital statistics of North Carolina shall promul- gate regulations effecting the registration and indexing of the writ- ten certificate of the removal facts,including the form of that certif- icate. (f) The party effecting the disinterment, removal, and reinter- ment of a decedent's remains under the provisions of this Chapter shall ensure that the site in which reinterment is accomplished shall be of such suitable dimensions to accommodate the remains of that decedent only and that such site shall be reasonably accessible _i to all relatives of that decedent, provided that the remains may be reinterred in a common grave where written consent is obtained from the next of kin.If under the authority of this Chapter disinter- ment, removal, and reinterment is effected by the State of North Carolina or any of its agencies, public institutions, or political sub- divisions, the United States of America or any agency thereof, any electric power or lighting company, then such disinterment, re- moval, and reinterment shall be performed by a funeral director duly licensed as a "funeral director" or a "funeral service licensee" under the provisions of Article 13A of Chapter 9,0 of the North Carolina General Statutes. (g) All disinterment, removal and reinterment under the provi- sions of this Chapter shall be made under the supervision and direc- tion of the county board of commissioners or other appropriate offi- cial,including the local health director,appointed by such board for the county where the disinterment, removal and reinterment take place. If reinterment is effected in a county different from the county of disinterment with the consent of the next of kin of the deceased whose remains are disinterred,then the disinterment and removal shall be made under the supervision and direction of the county board of commissioners or other appropriate official, includ- ing the local health director,appointed by such board for the county of the disinterment, and the reinterment shall be made under the supervision and direction of the county board of commissioners or other appropriate official, including the local health director, ap- pointed by such board for the county of reinterment. 7