§ 65-72 – Burial without regard to race or color.
65-72. Burial without regard to race or color. (a) It shall be the public policy of the State that all cemetery companies or other legal entities conducting or maintaining public or private cemeteries shall sell to all applicants and bury all deceased human beings on equal terms without regard to race or color. Anything contrary […]
§ 65-73 – Validation of certain deeds for cemetery lots executed by suspended corporations.
65-73. Validation of certain deeds for cemetery lots executed by suspended corporations. Any deed for a cemetery lot or lots which was executed prior to January 1, 1979, and which would have been valid if the charter of the grantor corporation had not been suspended at the time the deed was executed, is hereby validated. […]
§ 65-77 – Minimum burial depth.
65-77. Minimum burial depth. When final disposition of a human body entails interment, the top of the uppermost part of the burial vault or other encasement shall be a minimum of 18 inches below the ground surface. This section does not apply to: (1) Burials where no part of the burial vault or other encasement […]
§ 65-85 – Definitions.
65-85. Definitions. As used in this Article, the following terms mean: (1) Abandoned. – Ceased from maintenance or use by the person with legal right to the real property with the intent of not again maintaining the real property in the foreseeable future. (2) Cemetery. – A tract of land used for burial of multiple […]
§ 65-91 – Money deposited with the clerk of superior court.
65-91. Money deposited with the clerk of superior court. For the maintenance and preservation of abandoned or neglected graves or abandoned or neglected cemeteries, any person, firm, or corporation may, by will or otherwise, place in the hands of the clerk of the superior court of any county in the State where such grave or […]
§ 65-92 – Separate record of accounts to be kept.
65-92. Separate record of accounts to be kept. It shall be the duty of the clerk of the superior court to keep a separate record for keeping account of the money deposited as provided in G.S. 65-91, to keep a perpetual account of the same therein, and to record therein the specific instructions about the […]
§ 65-93 – Funds to be kept perpetually.
65-93. Funds to be kept perpetually. All money placed in the office of the superior court clerk in accordance with this Part shall be held perpetually, or until such time as the balance of the trust corpus falls below one hundred dollars ($100.00), at which time the trust shall terminate, and the clerk shall disburse […]
§ 65-94 – Investment of funds.
65-94. Investment of funds. Money placed in the office of the superior court clerk in accordance with this Part shall be invested in the same manner as is provided by law for the investment of other trust funds by the clerk of the superior court. (1917, c. 155, s. 3; C.S., s. 5027; 1943, c. […]
§ 65-65 – Trust fund; financial reports.
65-65. Trust fund; financial reports. Within 60 days after the end of the calendar or fiscal year of the cemetery company, the trustee shall furnish adequate financial reports with respect to the care fund on forms provided by the Commission. However, the Commission may require the trustee to make such additional financial reports as it […]
§ 65-66 – Receipts from sale of personal property or services; trust account; penalties.
65-66. Receipts from sale of personal property or services; trust account; penalties. (a) It shall be deemed contrary to public policy if any person or legal entity receives, holds, controls or manages funds or proceeds received from the sale of, or from a contract to sell, personal property or services which may be used in […]