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2024 West Virginia Code
Chapter 37. Real Property
Article 13A. Graves Located Upon Privately Owned Lands
§37-13A-7. Existence of Cemetery or Grave Site, Notification
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WV Code § 37-13A-7 (2024)
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If a governmental subdivision is notified of the existence of a cemetery, or a marked grave site that is not located in a dedicated cemetery, within its jurisdiction, the governmental subdivision shall, as soon as is practicable, notify the owner of the land upon which the cemetery or burial site is located of the cemetery's or grave site's existence and location. The governmental subdivision shall, upon notification of grave site location, document the location. Data collected shall be deposited with the Division of Culture and History. The notification shall include an explanation of the provisions of this article.
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