§ 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 […]
§ 65-44 – Days for burial.
65-44. Days for burial. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, burial services shall be conducted at all State veterans cemeteries from Monday through Sunday, except when the day for services falls on a State or federal holiday. (2004-124, s. 19.2(a); 2015-69, s. 1.)
§ 65-46 – Short title.
65-46. Short title. This Article 9 may be cited as "North Carolina Cemetery Act." (1975, c. 768, s. 1.)
§ 65-47 – Scope.
65-47. Scope. (a) The provisions of this Article shall apply to all persons engaged in the business of operating a cemetery as defined herein, except cemeteries owned and operated by governmental agencies or churches. (b) Any cemetery beneficially owned and operated by a fraternal organization or its corporate agent for at least 50 years prior […]
§ 65-48 – Definitions.
65-48. Definitions. As used in this Article, unless otherwise stated or unless the context or subject matter clearly indicates otherwise: (1) "Bank of belowground crypts" means any construction unit of belowground crypts acceptable to the Commission which a cemetery uses to initiate its belowground crypt program or to add to existing belowground crypt structures. (2) […]
§ 65-49 – The North Carolina Cemetery Commission.
65-49. The North Carolina Cemetery Commission. The North Carolina Cemetery Commission is established with the power and duty to adopt rules and regulations to be followed in the enforcement of this Article. (1975, c. 768, s. 1; 1989, c. 751, s. 7(5); 1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 959, s. 19; 2012-120, s. 3(a).)
§ 65-50 – Cemetery Commission; members, selection, quorum.
65-50. Cemetery Commission; members, selection, quorum. (a) Membership. – The Cemetery Commission shall consist of nine members. The General Assembly shall appoint two members who own or manage or who have retired from owning or managing a cemetery in North Carolina, one of whom shall be recommended by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate […]
§ 65-36.1 through 65-36.8 – Recodified as §§ 90-210.30 through 90-210.37, by Session Laws 1985, c12, s1.
65-36.1 through 65-36.8: Recodified as 90-210.30 through 90-210.37, by Session Laws 1985, c. 12, s. 1.
§ 65-41 – Land acquisition.
65-41. Land acquisition. The State may accept land for the establishment of not more than four veterans cemeteries. (1987, c. 183, s. 1; 2013-360, s. 36.2(e).)