MCL - Index of Act 251 of 1968
NOTE: Dates reflect any modification to item, not necessarily a change in law.
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Act 251 of 1968 | CEMETERY REGULATION ACT (456.521 - 456.543) |
Section 456.521 | Cemetery regulation act; short title. |
Section 456.522 | Definitions. |
Section 456.522a | Commissioner, spouse, or child; financial interest in cemetery, cemetery operations, supplier, or funeral establishment prohibited. |
Section 456.523-456.527 | Repealed. 1982, Act 132, Imd. Eff. Apr. 20, 1982. |
Section 456.528 | Commissioner; rules. |
Section 456.529 | Commissioner; hearings; investigations; oaths; testimony; witnesses; production of books and records; subpoena; abandoned cemeteries; failure to obey subpoena; perjury; violation of act, rule, or order; powers of commissioner; injunction or restraining order; appointment of receiver or conservator; powers; sale of cemetery; notice to creditors and filing of claims; denial of application; suspension or revocation of permit or registration. |
Section 456.529a | Performance of duties of commissioner; assistance from all departments, state agencies, public bodies corporate, committees, commissioners, officers of state, and any political subdivision. |
Section 456.529b | Consultants; contracts. |
Section 456.530 | Commissioner; auditing trust funds; registration of cemeteries; exemptions. |
Section 456.531 | Commissioner; registration fee; renewal blank and notice. |
Section 456.532 | Permit for registration required; acquisition of controlling interest in cemetery company; application for certificate of approval; contents; issuance; fee; noncompliance; escrow of endowment and perpetual care trust fund; prohibited use of funds; “controlling interest” defined. |
Section 456.532a | Examining affairs of cemetery or person; inspection or audit of books, papers, records, and documents; audit charges. |
Section 456.533 | Establishment of cemetery; application for permit; investigation fee; conduct of investigation; notice to commissioner of certain changes; order to void certain appointments. |
Section 456.533a | Circumstances causing person to be ineligible as cemetery owner or holder of controlling interest; factors for determining eligibility. |
Section 456.534 | Granting or refusing to grant permit; denial of application; procedures. |
Section 456.535 | Registration of cemetery; date; application; form; fee; expiration; procedure for denying registration; late penalty filing fee. |
Section 456.535a | Witness fee; prohibition. |
Section 456.536 | Irrevocable endowment and perpetual care trust fund; establishment and maintenance; commingling prohibited; annual report; application for modification or waiver; expenses; bundling of funds with common ownership; pooling of trust or escrow funds for investment purposes; agreement with regulated financial institutions with trust powers; deposits; agent or seller; deposit requirements; use of interest or income; merchandise trust account; deposit for sale of burial vaults or containers; repayment; installation of vault; contents of cemetery merchandise and services contract; annual reports; deficit in amount of required deposits; penalty; hearing; additional penalty; powers and jurisdiction of attorney general and courts; disposition of fees, charges, and penalties; notice of financial transaction or investment; failure to submit reports under subsections (12) and (13); civil actions. |
Section 456.536a | Preconstruction sales of crypts or niches. |
Section 456.537 | Right to possess space within cemetery; presumption of abandonment; certification; notice; record; remedies; transfer; sale; contract; publication on internet website; exception; intent of section; definitions. |
Section 456.538 | Denial, suspension, or revocation of permit or registration, and other disciplinary action; grounds; effect; fulfillment of contractual obligations and agreements; administrative fine. |
Section 456.539 | Denial, suspension, or revocation of permit or registration; notice of intent; hearing; decision. |
Section 456.540 | Appeal. |
Section 456.541 | Violations; penalties. |
Section 456.542 | Repeal. |
Section 456.543 | Effective date of act. |