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 […]
Section 456.522 – Definitions.
456.522 Definitions. Sec. 2. As used in this act: (a) “Cemetery” means 1 or a combination of more than 1 of the following: (i) A burial ground for earth interments. (ii) A mausoleum for crypt entombments. (iii) A crematory for the cremation for human remains. (iv) A columbarium for the inurnment of cremated remains. (b) […]
Section 456.210 – Records of Cremations; Contents.
456.210 Records of cremations; contents. Sec. 10. It shall be the duty of any company or association incorporated under this act, to keep a record showing the name, age, and last place of residence of every person incinerated in the crematorium maintained by said corporation, as well as the number of the cremation permit and […]
Section 456.211 – Records of Niches.
456.211 Records of niches. Sec. 11. Corporations organized under this act and operating a columbarium shall also keep a record of the names and addresses of the owners of niches, as well as the numbers of the niches to which they hold title and names of deceased whose remains are inurned therein. History: 1915, Act […]
Section 456.212 – Grounds; Laying Out, Improvement.
456.212 Grounds; laying out, improvement. Sec. 12. It shall be the duty of such board of directors to lay out and embellish the grounds, and to see that they are well kept and in good condition. History: 1915, Act 58, Eff. Aug. 24, 1915 ;– CL 1915, 11188 ;– CL 1929, 10473 ;– CL 1948, […]
Repealed – Act 337 of 1966 – State Cemetery Commission (456.501 – 456.514)
STATE CEMETERY COMMISSIONAct 337 of 1966456.501-456.514 Repealed. 1968, Act 251, Eff. Sept. 15, 1968.
Section 456.213 – Sale of Niches; Trust Fund, Investment and Use.
456.213 Sale of niches; trust fund, investment and use. Sec. 13. One-half of the moneys received from the sale of niches shall be transferred to a trust fund until a sufficient amount has accumulated to insure the perpetual maintenance, and care of the columbarium, in which case they may be diverted to the treasury of […]