§ 65-57 – Licenses for sales organizations, management organizations and brokers.
65-57. Licenses for sales organizations, management organizations and brokers. (a) No legal entity shall engage in the business of a cemetery sales organization, a cemetery management organization or a cemetery broker except as authorized by this Article, and without first obtaining a license from the Commission. (b) Any legal entity wishing to establish and operate […]
§ 65-58 – Licenses for persons selling preneed grave space.
65-58. Licenses for persons selling preneed grave space. (a) No person shall offer to sell preneed grave spaces, mausoleum crypts, niches, memorials, vaults or any other preneed cemetery merchandise or services under any plan authorized for any cemetery, cemetery sales group, or cemetery management group, before obtaining a license from the Commission. (b) Persons wishing […]
§ 65-59 – Application for a change of control; filing fee.
65-59. Application for a change of control; filing fee. A person who proposes to acquire control of an existing cemetery company, whether by purchasing the capital stock of the company, purchasing an owner’s interest in the company, or otherwise acting to effectively change the control of the company, shall first make application on a form […]
§ 65-60 – Records.
65-60. Records. A record shall be kept of every burial in the cemetery of a cemetery company, showing the date of burial, name of the person buried, together with lot, plot, and space in which such burial was made therein. All sales, trust funds, accounting records, and all other records of the licensee shall be […]
§ 65-53 – Powers.
65-53. Powers. In addition to other powers conferred by this Article, the Cemetery Commission shall have the following powers and duties: (1) To employ staff, including legal counsel, as may be necessary to perform its duties and determine the compensation of its employees. (2) To examine a cemetery company’s records when a person applies for […]
§ 65-53.1 – Inspectors.
65-53.1. Inspectors. (a) The Commission may appoint one or more agents who shall serve at the pleasure of the Commission and who shall have the title "Inspector of the North Carolina Cemetery Commission." (b) To determine compliance with the provisions of this Article and regulations promulgated under this Article, inspectors may do the following: (1) […]
§ 65-54 – Annual budget of Commission; collection of funds.
65-54. Annual budget of Commission; collection of funds. The Commission shall prepare an annual budget and shall collect the sums of money required for this budget from yearly fees and from any other sources provided in this Article. On or before July 1 of each year, each licensed cemetery shall pay a license fee to […]
§ 65-54.1 – Commission records are confidential.
65-54.1. Commission records are confidential. Records, papers, and other documents containing information collected or compiled by the Commission, its members, or employees as a result of a complaint, investigation, inquiry, or interview in connection with an application for license, or in connection with a license holder’s professional ethics and conduct, shall not be considered public […]
§ 65-43.5 – Reinterment.
65-43.5. Reinterment. (a) The remains of a qualified veteran or the remains of an eligible family member may be moved to a State veterans cemetery for reinterment, at no cost to the State, when the following conditions are satisfied: (1) The superintendent of the State veterans cemetery has been presented with proof of eligibility in […]
§ 65-43.6 – State veterans cemeteries cost.
65-43.6. State veterans cemeteries cost. (a) There may be no charge for the grave site or the interment service of a qualified veteran. There may be a minimal charge, to be set by the Division of Veteran Affairs, for only the opening and closing of the grave of an eligible family member. (b) All other […]