Who is the interment rights holder?

• A. The next of kin.
• B. The cemetery operator.
• C. The registrar.
• D. The person who owns the interment rights.

Answer: (D)

Interment rights are a private property interest that identifies who has the legal authority to bury remains in a specific grave. The interment rights holder is the person who owns those rights—the individual named on the interment rights certificate (or the deed that conveys those rights). This person can authorize interments, transfers, or changes to the rights. The cemetery operator provides the services and maintains the grounds, but does not own the rights. The registrar keeps records of interment rights and related transactions, but does not hold the rights themselves. Next of kin may have a say or be the executor, but they are not automatically the holder unless the rights are owned by them.