The ordinance status "Not Ready" means that the person has been deceased for less than 30 days. The ordinances become available to request on the thirtieth day after death.
The process that changes the status runs twice daily: at both 12:30 AM and PM Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). You can use a time zone calculator to convert the UTC time to your time zone.
If the ordinance status changes to "Permission Required," you must get permission from a close living relative before requesting the ordinances.
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