You need a death certificate and some sort of certificate from a funeral home to move a body.
My family has transported two bodies interstate, in coffins.
Muslims only shroud.
The officer should have asked for ID from everyone, funeral paperwork, registration and confirmed VIN from the car, as well as consulted with supervisors.
This is correct. My wife and I had the unfortunate experience of having to transport an infant daughter from AL-through TN-to KY for final burial. The law allowed us to transport from Funeral Home to Funeral Home. And yes, we had to have appropriate paperwork. In our case, we were a young couple and had to pay for all of the expenses. This was simply a cost-saving measure.
However, there’s a big difference between a Mother/Father transporting a baby casket and the situation reported in this case.