What are the requirements for an open coffin viewing for someone who wants to be cremated?

There are no specific laws or regulations that control this. Such arrangements are up to the survivors -- or must be carried out according to the wishes of the deceased, See also:
Will I as executor pay for funeral and burial expenses for my father?

See all 111 questions about Final Arrangements if he or she left binding wishes.

If the deceased or survivors wish to have an open casket viewing, you should be able to arrange one through a local funeral director; then arrange to have the body cremated afterward. If the first funeral director with whom you discuss these plans is unwilling to carry them out, or if the quoted price seems too high, then ask another. It may require some persistence and strength to do this type of comparison-shopping, but persevere.

And if you run into roadblocks, contact the Alabama Board of Funeral Service for help at 334-242-4049.

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