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South Carolina Perpetual Care Cemetery Act

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Section
40-8-10

Short title.

Section
40-8-20

Perpetual Care Cemetery Board; creation.

Section
40-8-30

Definitions.

Section
40-8-35

Cemetery contract disclosure requirements.

Section
40-8-40

Licensure requirements, "Perpetual Care" and "No Perpetual Care" designations.

Section
40-8-50

Board membership.

Section
40-8-60

Election of chairman and vice chairman; expense reimbursements; meetings.

Section
40-8-70

Board power and duties.

Section
40-8-75

Seal.

Section
40-8-80

License fees.

Section
40-8-90

Application to establish cemetery; license change application incident to purchase of existing cemetery.

Section
40-8-100

Records; adoption and notification of use, care, management, and merchandise installation policies; service fees.

Section
40-8-110

Care and maintenance trust funds; merchandise accounts; financial reports; penalties.

Section
40-8-120

Land requirements; conveyance and use of excess contiguous lands; transfer to municipality.

Section
40-8-130

Mausoleum and below ground crypt construction deadlines; burial vault placement; coastal and lowland exception.

Section
40-8-140

Cemetery signs.

Section
40-8-150

Disciplinary action; grounds.

Section
40-8-160

Dissemination of order finding basis for disciplinary action; fine.

Section
40-8-170

Voluntary surrender of license.

Section
40-8-180

Appeal.

Section
40-8-190

Punishment and fines for violation of chapter.

Section
40-8-200

Certain cemeteries excepted from provisions of chapter.

Section
40-8-210

Licensing of existing cemeteries.

Section
40-8-220

Disclosure of conditions for free burial rights; basic maintenance requirements; religious code isolation designations.

Section
40-8-230

Severability.

Section
40-8-240

Application of chapter to new public cemeteries.