Rhode Island § 23-18.2-2 § 23-18.2-2. Burial places to be preserved.

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§ 23-18.2-2 — § 23-18.2-2. Burial places to be preserved.

Rhode Island § 23-18.2-2

Title 23Health and Safety

Ch. 23-18.2Preservation and Care of Burial Places and Memorials for the Dead

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-18.2-2 (2026).

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§ 23-18.2-2. Burial places to be preserved.
No municipality shall alienate or appropriate any burial place to any use other than
            that of a burial ground. No portion of any burial place shall be taken for public
            use without the approval of the general assembly. If any burial place is appropriated
            for any other use and the bodies buried in it or the monuments, gravestones, or other
            memorials marking the burial place are removed, the burial ground authority shall
            preserve a record of the removal indicating the date of the removal and the site or
            place to which the removal was made.
         

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§ 23-18.2-2. Burial places to be preserved.

No municipality shall alienate or appropriate any burial place to any use other than that of a burial ground. No portion of any burial place shall be taken for public use without the approval of the general assembly. If any burial place is appropriated for any other use and the bodies buried in it or the monuments, gravestones, or other memorials marking the burial place are removed, the burial ground authority shall preserve a record of the removal indicating the date of the removal and the site or place to which the removal was made.