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Title 57 - RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE MATTERS; CEMETERIES.
Chapter 3 - Cemeteries
- Section 57-22 - Conveyance of land to trustees or local governing body for cemetery use
- Section 57-23 - Appointment, change or removal of trustees
- Section 57-24 - Powers and duties of trustees
- Section 57-24.1 - Trustee for purpose of suit
- Section 57-25 - Condemnation of land for cemeteries
- Section 57-26 - Restrictions as to location of cemeteries and as to quantity of land
- Section 57-27 - City of Richmond may prohibit burials in certain cemeteries
- Section 57-27.1 - Access to cemeteries located on private property; cause of action for injunctive relief; applicabil...
- Section 57-27.2 - Correction of interment errors
- Section 57-27.3 - Authorization for interment
- Section 57-28 - Cities and counties may establish
- Section 57-29 - Trustees
- Section 57-30 - Funds from sale of lots and for perpetual upkeep
- Section 57-31 - May be in perpetuity
- Section 57-32 - Who may hold such property
- Section 57-33 - Description unavailable
- Section 57-34 - Amount to defray original cost not limited
- Section 57-35 - Trusteeship for administering funds for perpetual care
- Section 57-35.1 - through 57-35.10
- Section 57-35.11 - through 57-35.35
- Section 57-35.36 - Cemeteries owned by localities; good faith effort required prior to interment
- Section 57-36 - Abandoned graveyards may be condemned; removal of bodies
- Section 57-37 - Costs of suits, removal and reinterment; how surplus above costs disposed of
- Section 57-38 - Exemption from {{ 57-36 and 57-37
- Section 57-38.1 - Proceedings by landowner for removal of remains from abandoned family graveyard
- Section 57-38.2 - Proceedings by heir at law or descendant for removal of ancestor's remains from abandoned family gr...
- Section 57-39 - Proceedings for removal of remains and sale of land vacated
- Section 57-39.1 - Improvement of abandoned and neglected graveyards
- Section 57-39.1:1 - Recovery of abandoned interment rights; procedure; rights of owner of record
- Section 57-39.2 - through 57-39.7
- Section 57-39.8 - through 57-39.18
- Section 57-39.19 - Application of Title 32.1, Chapter 8, Article 4
- Section 57-39.20 - Definitions
- Section 57-39.21 - Duty to file declaration of land use restriction
- Section 57-39.22 - Certain representations unlawful; perpetual care trust fund required
- Section 57-39.23 - Change of address required from owner of burial right
- Section 57-39.24 - Removal of restriction on land
- Section 57-39.25 - Violation a misdemeanor
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