Rhode Island § 23-18-8.1 § 23-18-8.1. Perpetual care funds.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 23-18-8.1 — § 23-18-8.1. Perpetual care funds.

Rhode Island § 23-18-8.1

Title 23Health and Safety

Ch. 23-18Cemeteries

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-18-8.1 (2026).

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§ 23-18-8.1. Perpetual care funds.
(a) All funds paid to or held by an agency for the purpose of funding the perpetual care
            of cemetery lots, crypts, or niches shall be maintained in a separate perpetual care
            fund, and shall not be commingled with any other funds of the agency; and
         
(b) Not less than twenty percent (20%) of the sale price of a cemetery lot, crypt, or
            niche sold with perpetual care shall be deposited by the agency in the perpetual care
            fund.
         

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§ 23-18-8.1. Perpetual care funds.

(a) All funds paid to or held by an agency for the purpose of funding the perpetual care of cemetery lots, crypts, or niches shall be maintained in a separate perpetual care fund, and shall not be commingled with any other funds of the agency; and

(b) Not less than twenty percent (20%) of the sale price of a cemetery lot, crypt, or niche sold with perpetual care shall be deposited by the agency in the perpetual care fund.