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 456.529a – 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, […]
Section 456.530 – Commissioner; Auditing Trust Funds; Registration of Cemeteries; Exemptions.
456.530 Commissioner; auditing trust funds; registration of cemeteries; exemptions. Sec. 10. (1) The commissioner shall institute and maintain a system of auditing trust funds required by this act and of registering each cemetery authorized to be created, maintained, and operated in this state, as well as any other cemetery operating under state law or local […]
Section 456.531 – Commissioner; Registration Fee; Renewal Blank and Notice.
456.531 Commissioner; registration fee; renewal blank and notice. Sec. 11. The commissioner shall charge an annual registration fee of $20.00 per year for each cemetery registered. Not less than 90 days before the expiration date prescribed in section 15, the commissioner shall cause a renewal blank to be mailed to each registrant, together with a […]
Section 456.532 – Permit for Registration Required; Acquisition of Controlling Interest in Cemetery Company; Application for Certificate of Approval; Contents; Issuance; Fee; Noncompliance; Escrow of Endowment and Perpetual Care Trust Fund; Prohibited Use of Funds; “Controlling Interest” Defined.
456.532 Permit for registration required; acquisition of controlling interest in cemetery company; application for certificate of approval; contents; issuance; fee; noncompliance; escrow of endowment and perpetual care trust fund; prohibited use of funds; “controlling interest” defined. Sec. 12. (1) A person shall not establish a cemetery without a valid permit or operate an existing cemetery […]
Section 456.532a – Examining Affairs of Cemetery or Person; Inspection or Audit of Books, Papers, Records, and Documents; Audit Charges.
456.532a Examining affairs of cemetery or person; inspection or audit of books, papers, records, and documents; audit charges. Sec. 12a. (1) The commissioner or an examiner, investigator, or other person the commissioner may appoint, may visit and examine the affairs of any cemetery or person required to register under this act and shall have free […]