§ 32-2194.32 – Opening and closing of burial places
32-2194.32. Opening and closing of burial places If any grave, mausoleum, niche or other place used or intended to be used for the burial of human remains is located in a cemetery, only a person employed or designated by the cemetery may open or close the grave, mausoleum, niche or other place used or intended […]
§ 32-2194.33 – Cemetery property owners; address notification reclamation; abandoned cemetery plot
32-2194.33. Cemetery property owners; address notification reclamation; abandoned cemetery plot A. For the purposes of this section, an owner of cemetery property in any cemetery licensed under this chapter shall keep the cemetery informed in writing of the owner’s current residence address. Before initiating a notice of abandonment, the cemetery shall notify each cemetery property […]
§ 32-2194.28 – Deposit in endowed-care fund from sales
32-2194.28. Deposit in endowed-care fund from sales A. In addition to establishing a trust fund as required by this article, every perpetual or endowed-care cemetery shall deposit into its trust fund according to the following schedule for each sale within thirty days after the contract for the purchase of cemetery property is paid in full: […]
§ 32-2194.29 – Posting of signs by cemeteries
32-2194.29. Posting of signs by cemeteries Each cemetery shall post in a conspicuous place in the office or offices where sales are conducted and in a conspicuous place at or near the entrance of the cemetery or its administration building, and readily accessible to the public, a legible sign in lettering of a size and […]
§ 32-2194.30 – Restriction on use of endowed-care funds
32-2194.30. Restriction on use of endowed-care funds Endowed-care funds shall not be used for any purpose other than to provide for the care of burial spaces as prescribed in section 32-2194.27. In investing these funds, the trustee shall exercise the judgment and care of a prudent investor under the circumstances then prevailing, not in regard […]
§ 32-2194.31 – Crematories
32-2194.31. Crematories Crematories which are licensed as part of a cemetery under this chapter shall comply with the requirements of chapter 12, article 6 of this title and rules adopted pursuant to that article.
§ 32-2194.16 – Sale of undeveloped cemetery property
32-2194.16. Sale of undeveloped cemetery property With regard to cemetery property which is undeveloped, development must commence for that particular section or building within five years after the date of the first sale of a plot.
§ 32-2194.17 – Transaction of cemetery business
32-2194.17. Transaction of cemetery business Only a corporation or a limited liability company duly organized to conduct cemetery business may transact cemetery business pursuant to this article.
§ 32-2194.18 – Application for authority to open and operate cemeteries
32-2194.18. Application for authority to open and operate cemeteries Before a corporation may engage in or transact any business of a cemetery it must file an application for a certificate of authority with the commissioner. Such application must show that the corporation owns or is actively operating a cemetery in this state which is subject […]
§ 32-2194.19 – Investigation of applicant before granting of certificate of authority where needed
32-2194.19. Investigation of applicant before granting of certificate of authority where needed Upon receipt of an application for a certificate of authority to operate a cemetery, the commissioner shall cause an investigation to be made of the physical status, plans, specifications and financing of the proposed cemetery, the character of the applicant, including its officers, […]