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Act 251 of 1968 - CEMETERY REGULATION ACT (456.521 - 456.543)
Section 456.521 ‑ Cemetery regulation act; short title.
Section 456.522 ‑ Definitions.
Section 456.522a ‑ Commissioner, spouse, or child; financial interest in cemetery, cemetery operations, supplier, or funeral establishment prohibited.
Section 456.523‑456.527 ‑ Repealed. 1982, Act 132, Imd. Eff. Apr. 20, 1982.
Section 456.528 ‑ Commissioner; rules.
Section 456.529 ‑ Commissioner; hearings; investigations; oaths; testimony; witnesses; production of books and records; subpoena; abandoned cemeteries; failure to obey subpoena; perjury; violation of act, rule, or order; powers of commissioner; injunction or restraining order; appointment of receiver or conservator; powers; sale of cemetery; notice to creditors and filing of claims; denial of application; suspension or revocation of permit or registration.
Section 456.529a ‑ Performance of duties of commissioner; assistance from all departments, state agencies, public bodies corporate, committees, commissioners, officers of state, and any political subdivision.
Section 456.529b ‑ Consultants; contracts.
Section 456.530 ‑ Commissioner; auditing trust funds; registration of cemeteries; exemptions.
Section 456.531 ‑ Commissioner; registration fee; renewal blank and notice.
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.
Section 456.532a ‑ Examining affairs of cemetery or person; inspection or audit of books, papers, records, and documents; audit charges.
Section 456.533 ‑ Establishment of cemetery; application for permit; investigation fee; conduct of investigation; notice to commissioner of certain changes; order to void certain appointments.
Section 456.533a ‑ Circumstances causing person to be ineligible as cemetery owner or holder of controlling interest; factors for determining eligibility.
Section 456.534 ‑ Granting or refusing to grant permit; denial of application; procedures.
Section 456.535 ‑ Registration of cemetery; date; application; form; fee; expiration; procedure for denying registration; late penalty filing fee.
Section 456.535a ‑ Witness fee; prohibition.
Section 456.536 ‑ Irrevocable endowment and perpetual care trust fund; establishment and maintenance; commingling prohibited; annual report; application for modification or waiver; expenses; bundling of funds with common ownership; pooling of trust or escrow funds for investment purposes; agreement with regulated financial institutions with trust powers; deposits; agent or seller; deposit requirements; use of interest or income; merchandise trust account; deposit for sale of burial vaults or containers; repayment; installation of vault; contents of cemetery merchandise and services contract; annual reports; deficit in amount of required deposits; penalty; hearing; additional penalty; powers and jurisdiction of attorney general and courts; disposition of fees, charges, and penalties; notice of financial transaction or investment; failure to submit reports under subsections (12) and (13); civil actions.
Section 456.536a ‑ Preconstruction sales of crypts or niches.
Section 456.537 ‑ Right to possess space within cemetery; presumption of abandonment; certification; notice; record; remedies; transfer; sale; contract; publication on internet website; exception; intent of section; definitions.
Section 456.538 ‑ Denial, suspension, or revocation of permit or registration, and other disciplinary action; grounds; effect; fulfillment of contractual obligations and agreements; administrative fine.
Section 456.539 ‑ Denial, suspension, or revocation of permit or registration; notice of intent; hearing; decision.
Section 456.540 ‑ Appeal.
Section 456.541 ‑ Violations; penalties.
Section 456.542 ‑ Repeal.
Section 456.543 ‑ Effective date of act.

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