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Title 57 - RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE MATTERS; CEMETERIES.
Chapter 3 - Cemeteries (57-22 thru 57-39.25)
- 57-22 - Conveyance of land to trustees or local governing body for cemetery use.
- 57-23 - Appointment, change or removal of trustees.
- 57-24 - Powers and duties of trustees.
- 57-24.1 - Trustee for purpose of suit.
- 57-25 - Condemnation of land for cemeteries.
- 57-26 - Restrictions as to location of cemeteries and as to quantity of land.
- 57-27 - City of Richmond may prohibit burials in certain cemeteries.
- 57-27.1 - Access to cemeteries located on private property; cause of action for injunctive relief; applicability.
- 57-27.2 - Correction of interment errors.
- 57-27.3 - Authorization for interment.
- 57-28 - Cities and counties may establish.
- 57-29 - Trustees.
- 57-30 - Funds from sale of lots and for perpetual upkeep.
- 57-31 - May be in perpetuity.
- 57-32 - Who may hold such property.
- 57-33 - Description unavailable
- 57-34 - Amount to defray original cost not limited.
- 57-35 - Trusteeship for administering funds for perpetual care.
- 57-35.1 - through 0
- 57-35.11 - through 57-35.35
- 57-35.36 - Cemeteries owned by localities; good faith effort required prior to interment.
- 57-36 - Abandoned graveyards may be condemned; removal of bodies.
- 57-37 - Costs of suits, removal and reinterment; how surplus above costs disposed of.
- 57-38 - Exemption from ยงยง 57-36 and 57-37.
- 57-38.1 - Proceedings by landowner for removal of remains from abandoned family graveyard.
- 57-38.2 - Proceedings by heir at law or descendant for removal of ancestor's remains from abandoned family graveyard.
- 57-39 - Proceedings for removal of remains and sale of land vacated.
- 57-39.1 - Improvement of abandoned and neglected graveyards.
- 57-39.1:1 - Recovery of abandoned interment rights; procedure; rights of owner of record
- 57-39.2 - through 57-39.7
- 57-39.8 - through 57-39.18
- 57-39.19 - Application of Title 32.1, Chapter 8, Article 4.
- 57-39.20 - Definitions.
- 57-39.21 - Duty to file declaration of land use restriction.
- 57-39.22 - Certain representations unlawful; perpetual care trust fund required.
- 57-39.23 - Change of address required from owner of burial right.
- 57-39.24 - Removal of restriction on land.
- 57-39.25 - Violation a misdemeanor.
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