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Home » US Law » 2022 Rhode Island General Laws » Title 23 - Health and Safety » Chapter 23-18 - Cemeteries » Section 23-18-8.1. – Perpetual care funds.

§ 23-18-8.1. Perpetual care funds.

(a) All funds paid to or held by an agency for the purpose of funding the perpetual care of cemetery lots, crypts, or niches shall be maintained in a separate perpetual care fund, and shall not be commingled with any other funds of the agency; and

(b) Not less than twenty percent (20%) of the sale price of a cemetery lot, crypt, or niche sold with perpetual care shall be deposited by the agency in the perpetual care fund.

History of Section.
P.L. 1993, ch. 473, § 1.