Maine Statutes
§ 13 §1306 — Cemetery perpetual care fund
A person, corporation or any other private entity that controls a cemetery shall establish a cemetery perpetual care fund. This fund is separate from any permanent care and improvement fund for a community mausoleum on a cemetery's premises established under section 1348. The income from the cemetery perpetual care fund must be devoted to maintenance of the cemetery. This cemetery perpetual care fund must be created by depositing in the fund at least 30% of the proceeds received, in full and in installments, from the sale of lots and plots in the cemetery. This section does not apply to a family burying ground as described in section 1142. The sale of a cemetery lot or plot that is subject to a contract for the perpetual care of the lot or plot or for general cemetery maintenance is exempt
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Legislative History
PL 1997, c. 140, §1 (NEW).
Nearby Sections
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§ 13 §1302
Recording of deeds§ 13 §1303
Ownership and operation§ 13 §1304
Sales for speculation or investment§ 13 §1305
Care and maintenance§ 13 §1306
Cemetery perpetual care fund§ 13 §1341
Location§ 13 §1342
Approval of health authority§ 13 §1343
Type of construction; examinations§ 13 §1345
No use before completion§ 13 §1346
No sale before completion§ 13 §1347
Improper conditions; removal of bodies§ 13 §1348
Permanent care and improvement fund§ 13 §1349
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