2009 Iowa Code
Title 13 - Commerce
Subtitle 1 - Insurance and Related Regulation
CHAPTER 523I - IOWA CEMETERY ACT
523I.701 - REQUIREMENTS FOR LAWN CRYPTS.

        523I.701  REQUIREMENTS FOR LAWN CRYPTS.
         A lawn crypt shall not be installed unless all of the following
      apply:
         1.  The lawn crypt is constructed of concrete and reinforced steel
      or other comparable durable material.
         2.  The lawn crypt is installed on not less than six inches of
      rock, gravel, or other drainage material.
         3.  The lawn crypt provides a method to drain water out of the
      lawn crypt.
         4.  The lawn crypt is capable of withstanding the weight of the
      soil and sod above the top surface and the weight of machinery and
      equipment normally used in the maintenance of the cemetery.
         5.  Except as provided by section 523I.702, the lawn crypt is
      installed in multiple units of ten or more.
         6.  The lawn crypt shall be installed in compliance with any
      applicable law or rule adopted by the Iowa department of public
      health.  
         Section History: Recent Form
         2005 Acts, ch 128, §54
         Referred to in § 523I.702

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