Connecticut § 19a-315a Use of ancient burial place.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 19a-315a — Use of ancient burial place.

Connecticut § 19a-315a

Title 19aPublic Health and Well-Being

Ch. 368jCemeteries

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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-315a (2026).

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No municipality shall alienate or appropriate any ancient burial place to any use other than that of a burial ground. No portion of any ancient burial place shall be taken for public use without the approval of the General Assembly. If any ancient burial place is appropriated for any other use and the bodies buried therein or the grave markers marking the same are removed, the burial ground authority shall preserve a record of such removal indicating the date of such removal and the site or place to which such removal was made. See Sec. 53a-218 re penalty for interference with cemetery or burial ground. See Sec. 53a-219 re penalty for unlawful possession or sale of gravestones.

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No municipality shall alienate or appropriate any ancient burial place to any use other than that of a burial ground. No portion of any ancient burial place shall be taken for public use without the approval of the General Assembly. If any ancient burial place is appropriated for any other use and the bodies buried therein or the grave markers marking the same are removed, the burial ground authority shall preserve a record of such removal indicating the date of such removal and the site or place to which such removal was made. See Sec. 53a-218 re penalty for interference with cemetery or burial ground. See Sec. 53a-219 re penalty for unlawful possession or sale of gravestones.