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§ 46-8-101. Short Title — Legislative Intent

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Family Burial Grounds Protection Act.” This chapter is intended to provide notice to buyers of property with known burial grounds and gravesites. It does not remove any protection to those sites under existing law.

§ 46-8-102. Definitions

As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires: “Crypt” has the same meaning as used in § 46-1-102; “Gravesite” means a space of ground used for lawful interment of a deceased person; and “Human remains” or “remains” has the same meaning as used in § 46-1-102.

§ 46-6-107. Fees

The department of veterans services shall not charge a fee for the interment of a veteran who is eligible for interment in a Tennessee veterans’ cemetery under the department’s guidelines. The department may charge a fee not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300) for the interment of an eligible veteran’s spouse; provided, that the department […]

§ 46-7-101. Legislative Intent

The general assembly recognizes that the operation of a cemetery is a public purpose and further recognizes that the proper maintenance of a cemetery or burial grounds, whether private or public, is in the interest of the public health and safety serving a valid public purpose. A trust created for the perpetual care or improvement […]

§ 46-7-103. Board of Directors — Administration — Investments

The trust corporation shall have a board of directors as provided in the document that creates the trust to be administered by the corporation. The board shall also serve as trustee of the trust. The directors and their successors shall be appointed in the manner provided in the document. The trust document shall also provide […]

§ 46-7-104. Purpose of Trust — Expenditures for Perpetual Care

Any trust created for the perpetual care of a private cemetery to be administered by a trust corporation formed under this chapter shall be a charitable trust for the general welfare of the citizens of the state. The board of directors of the trust corporation shall establish guidelines for disbursement that are not inconsistent with […]

§ 46-7-105. Contributions — Gifts of Land

Any person, association, or corporation may make contributions to the trust corporation for the benefit of the trust pursuant to this chapter, and the trust corporation is authorized to accept funds and deposit the funds in the trust. In addition, the trust corporation is authorized to accept gifts of land for the benefit of the […]