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2012 Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS
Chapter 83: CEMETERY CORPORATIONS
13 §1101-A. Definition


13 ME Rev Stat § 1101-A (2012 through 125th Legis) What's This?

Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL

Subchapter 2: BURYING GROUNDS

§1101-A. Definition

As used in this article, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [2003, c. 421, §1 (AMD).]

1. Ancient burying ground. "Ancient burying ground" means a private cemetery established before 1880.

[ 1999, c. 700, §2 (NEW) .]

2. Columbarium. "Columbarium" means a structure or room or space in a mausoleum or other building containing niches or recesses for disposition of cremated human remains.

[ 2003, c. 421, §1 (NEW) .]

3. Community mausoleum. "Community mausoleum" means an aboveground structure designed for entombment of human remains of the general public, as opposed to the entombment of the remains of family members in a privately owned, family mausoleum of no more than 6 crypts.

[ 2003, c. 421, §1 (NEW) .]

SECTION HISTORY

1999, c. 700, §2 (NEW). 2003, c. 421, §1 (AMD).

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