Section 456.536a – Preconstruction Sales of Crypts or Niches.
456.536a Preconstruction sales of crypts or niches. Sec. 16a. A person shall not develop or build a mausoleum or columbarium and engage in preconstruction sales of crypts or niches in a mausoleum or columbarium unless that person does both of the following: (a) Agrees to complete the mausoleum or columbarium within 4 years after the […]
Section 456.537 – Right to Possess Space Within Cemetery; Presumption of Abandonment; Certification; Notice; Record; Remedies; Transfer; Sale; Contract; Publication on Internet Website; Exception; Intent of Section; Definitions.
456.537 Right to possess space within cemetery; presumption of abandonment; certification; notice; record; remedies; transfer; sale; contract; publication on internet website; exception; intent of section; definitions. Sec. 17. (1) A person possessing a right to a space within a cemetery is presumed to have abandoned the right if all of the following apply: (a) During […]
Section 456.538 – Denial, Suspension, or Revocation of Permit or Registration, and Other Disciplinary Action; Grounds; Effect; Fulfillment of Contractual Obligations and Agreements; Administrative Fine.
456.538 Denial, suspension, or revocation of permit or registration, and other disciplinary action; grounds; effect; fulfillment of contractual obligations and agreements; administrative fine. Sec. 18. (1) The commissioner may deny an application filed under this act and refuse to issue a permit or registration, or may suspend or revoke a permit or registration, or may […]
Section 456.539 – Denial, Suspension, or Revocation of Permit or Registration; Notice of Intent; Hearing; Decision.
456.539 Denial, suspension, or revocation of permit or registration; notice of intent; hearing; decision. Sec. 19. If the commissioner intends to deny an application for a permit to establish a cemetery, to refuse registration of an existing cemetery, or to suspend or revoke a registration, the commissioner shall give written notice to the person involved […]
Section 456.522a – Commissioner, Spouse, or Child; Financial Interest in Cemetery, Cemetery Operations, Supplier, or Funeral Establishment Prohibited.
456.522a Commissioner, spouse, or child; financial interest in cemetery, cemetery operations, supplier, or funeral establishment prohibited. Sec. 2a. The cemetery commissioner, or the commissioner’s spouse or child, shall not have a direct or indirect financial interest in a cemetery, cemetery operations, a supplier of cemetery services or cemetery memorials, or a funeral establishment as defined […]
Section 456.523-456.527 – Repealed. 1982, Act 132, Imd. Eff. Apr. 20, 1982.
456.523-456.527 Repealed. 1982, Act 132, Imd. Eff. Apr. 20, 1982. Compiler’s Notes: The repealed sections pertained to the creation and membership of the state cemetery commission.
Section 456.528 – Commissioner; Rules.
456.528 Commissioner; rules. Sec. 8. (1) The commissioner shall promulgate rules under the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328, to implement and administer this act, including, but not limited to, rules regarding all of the following: (a) The maintenance of records relative to the financial aspects of cemeteries. (b) […]
Section 456.529 – Commissioner; Hearings; Investigations; Oaths; Testimony; Witnesses; Production of Books and Records; Subpoena; Abandoned Cemeteries; Failure to Obey Subpoena; Perjury; Violation of Act, Rule, or Order; Powers of Commissioner; Injunction or Restraining Order; Appointment of Receiver or Conservator; Powers; Sale of Cemetery; Notice to Creditors and Filing of Claims; Denial of Application; Suspension or Revocation of Permit or Registration.
456.529 Commissioner; hearings; investigations; oaths; testimony; witnesses; production of books and records; subpoena; abandoned cemeteries; failure to obey subpoena; perjury; violation of act, rule, or order; powers of commissioner; injunction or restraining order; appointment of receiver or conservator; powers; sale of cemetery; notice to creditors and filing of claims; denial of application; suspension or revocation […]
Section 456.529a – Performance of Duties of Commissioner; Assistance From All Departments, State Agencies, Public Bodies Corporate, Committees, Commissioners, Officers of State, and Any Political Subdivision.
456.529a Performance of duties of commissioner; assistance from all departments, state agencies, public bodies corporate, committees, commissioners, officers of state, and any political subdivision. Sec. 9a. All departments, state agencies, public bodies corporate, committees, commissioners, or officers of this state, and any political subdivision of this state, so far as is compatible with their duties, […]
Section 456.529b – Consultants; Contracts.
456.529b Consultants; contracts. Sec. 9b. The commissioner may enter into contracts to accomplish requirements under this act, including for the engagement of consultants. The commissioner may use an authorized employee or agent, who is an attorney, to represent the commissioner or the department in a contested case proceeding brought under this act. History: Add. 2008, […]