District of Columbia Statutes
§ 43-121 — Place of burial.
District of Columbia § 43-121
JurisdictionDistrict of Columbia
Title 43Cemeteries and Crematories.
Ch. 1Cemetery Associations; Regulatory Provisions.
This text of District of Columbia § 43-121 (Place of burial.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering District of Columbia primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
D.C. Code § 43-121 (2026).
Text
No person shall bury or cause to be buried within said District the body or part of the body of any deceased person, except in such grounds as were known and used as public or private burial grounds on January 1, 1902, or such as shall thereafter be designated by the Mayor of said District and authorized by him to be used as such.
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
Legislative History
Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1297, ch. 854, § 678
Nearby Sections
15
§ 43-101
Incorporation; powers.§ 43-102
Powers to acquire and sell land.§ 43-105
Duty to inclose and underdrain.§ 43-108
Election of officers.§ 43-110
Bylaws.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
District of Columbia § 43-121, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/dc/43-121.