Iowa § 523I.502 Trust for cemetery

Iowa Statutes

§ 523I.502 — Trust for cemetery

Iowa § 523I.502

Title XIIICOMMERCE

Ch. 523IIOWA CEMETERY ACT

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Iowa Code § 523I.502 (2026).

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1.A governmental subdivision that owns or operates a cemetery or has control of cemetery property may act as a permanent trustee for the perpetual maintenance of interment spaces in the cemetery.

2.To act as a trustee, a majority of the governmental subdivision’s governing body must adopt an ordinance or resolution stating the governmental subdivision’s willingness and intention to act as a trustee for the perpetual maintenance of cemetery property. When the ordinance or resolution is adopted and the trust is accepted, the trust is perpetual.

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1. A governmental subdivision that owns or operates a cemetery or has control of
cemetery property may act as a permanent trustee for the perpetual maintenance of
interment spaces in the cemetery.
2. To act as a trustee, a majority of the governmental subdivision’s governing body must
adopt an ordinance or resolution stating the governmental subdivision’s willingness and
intention to act as a trustee for the perpetual maintenance of cemetery property. When the
ordinance or resolution is adopted and the trust is accepted, the trust is perpetual.