Terms Used In Michigan Laws 456.532a

  • Affiliated person: means a person directly or indirectly controlling the cemetery and includes all of the following:
    (i) A person who holds at least a 50% interest in a cemetery. See Michigan Laws 456.522
  • Cemetery: means 1 or a combination of more than 1 of the following:
  •     (i) A burial ground for earth interments. See Michigan Laws 456.522
  • commissioner: means the director of the department of labor and economic growth or a designee of the director. See Michigan Laws 456.522
  • 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.
  • Person: means an individual, group of individuals, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, association, corporation, government agency, cemetery, or a combination of these legal entities. See Michigan Laws 456.522
  •     (1) The commissioner or an examiner, investigator, or other person the commissioner may appoint, may visit and examine the affairs of any cemetery or person required to register under this act and shall have free access to the books, papers, records, and documents of the cemetery corporation, person, affiliated person, or agent acting on its behalf that relate to the business of the cemetery or person required to register under this act.
        (2) The books, papers, records, and documents shall be available for inspection or audit at any time during regular business hours with reasonable notice. One or more qualified persons designated by the commissioner shall conduct the audit, whose services shall be charged to and paid by the cemetery.