Section 5B. Each such cemetery corporation shall notify, or cause the funeral director designated by the representatives of the deceased to notify, the family of the deceased or the person making funeral arrangements for the deceased of the choice of three options for burial services; services at the gravesite without observation of the lowering of the casket into said gravesite, services at the gravesite with observation of the lowering of the casket into said gravesite, or where available, services within a chapel at the cemetery.

Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws ch. 114 sec. 5B

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.

A cemetery corporation which violates any provision of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred nor more than five hundred dollars.

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