§ 32-2194 Exceptions
§ 32-2194.01 Notice to commissioner of intention to sell cemetery property; exceptions; restrictions
§ 32-2194.02 Examination by commissioner; fee
§ 32-2194.03 Issuance or denial of certificate of authority; voidable sale; order prohibiting sale; investigations by commissioner; public hearings; summary orders
§ 32-2194.04 Contract disclosures; contract disclaimers
§ 32-2194.05 Advertising material; contents; order prohibiting use
§ 32-2194.06 Records of transactions
§ 32-2194.07 Recording of actions
§ 32-2194.08 Administrative penalties
§ 32-2194.09 Civil liabilities
§ 32-2194.10 Change of cemetery plan after approval by commissioner; notice; fee
§ 32-2194.11 Delivery of clear title by cemetery of cemetery plots
§ 32-2194.12 Permanent access to cemetery land
§ 32-2194.13 Deposit of fees
§ 32-2194.14 Cemetery brokers; disclosures
§ 32-2194.15 Jurisdiction
§ 32-2194.16 Sale of undeveloped cemetery property
§ 32-2194.17 Transaction of cemetery business
§ 32-2194.18 Application for authority to open and operate cemeteries
§ 32-2194.19 Investigation of applicant before granting of certificate of authority where needed
§ 32-2194.20 Right of cemetery to make rules and regulations
§ 32-2194.21 Survey of property; maps and plats
§ 32-2194.22 Filing maps and declaration of dedication
§ 32-2194.23 Nonapplication of law against perpetuities
§ 32-2194.24 Trust fund to be established before certificate of authority granted
§ 32-2194.25 Trust fund to be established before existing cemetery can advertise as endowed-care cemetery
§ 32-2194.26 Initial deposit required in endowment-care fund
§ 32-2194.27 Restrictive use of income from endowed-care fund; obligation
§ 32-2194.28 Deposit in endowed-care fund from sales
§ 32-2194.29 Posting of signs by cemeteries
§ 32-2194.30 Restriction on use of endowed-care funds
§ 32-2194.31 Crematories
§ 32-2194.32 Opening and closing of burial places
§ 32-2194.33 Cemetery property owners; address notification reclamation; abandoned cemetery plot

Terms Used In Arizona Laws > Title 32 > Chapter 20 > Article 6 - Organization and Regulation of Cemeteries

  • Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Advertising: means attempting by publication, dissemination, exhibition, solicitation or circulation, oral or written, or for broadcast on radio or television to induce directly or indirectly any person to enter into any obligation or acquire any title or interest in lands subject to this chapter, including the land sales contract to be used and any photographs, drawings or artist's presentations of physical conditions or facilities existing or to exist on the property. See Arizona Laws 32-2101
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Broker: when used without modification, means a person who is licensed as a broker under this chapter or who is required to be licensed as a broker under this chapter. See Arizona Laws 32-2101
  • Cemetery broker: means a person other than a real estate broker or real estate salesperson who, for another, for compensation:

    (a) Sells, leases or exchanges cemetery property or interment services of or for another, or on the person's own account. See Arizona Laws 32-2101

  • cemetery property: means any one, or a combination of more than one, of the following in a place that is used, or intended to be used, and dedicated for cemetery purposes:

    (a) A burial park, for earth interments. See Arizona Laws 32-2101

  • Commissioner: means the state real estate commissioner. See Arizona Laws 32-2101
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • controlled: means a person who, through ownership, voting rights, power of attorney, proxy, management rights, operational rights or other rights, has the right to make decisions binding on an entity, whether a corporation, a partnership or any other entity. See Arizona Laws 32-2101
  • 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.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Department: means the state real estate department. See Arizona Laws 32-2101
  • Designated broker: means a natural person who is licensed as a broker under this chapter and who is either:

    (a) Designated to act on behalf of an employing real estate, cemetery or membership camping entity. See Arizona Laws 32-2101

  • Development: means any division, proposed division or use of real property that the department has authority to regulate, including subdivided and unsubdivided lands, cemeteries, condominiums, timeshares, membership campgrounds and stock cooperatives. See Arizona Laws 32-2101
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Irrevocable trust: A trust arrangement that cannot be revoked, rescinded, or repealed by the grantor.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Perpetual or endowed-care cemetery: means a cemetery in which lots or other burial spaces are sold or transferred under the representation that the cemetery will receive perpetual care or endowed care free of further cost to the purchaser after payment of the original purchase price for the lot, burial space or interment right. See Arizona Laws 32-2101
  • Person: means any individual, corporation, partnership or company and any other form of multiple organization for carrying on business, foreign or domestic. See Arizona Laws 32-2101
  • Population: means the population according to the most recent United States decennial census. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • promotional practice: means advertising and any other act, practice, device or scheme to induce directly or indirectly any person to enter into any obligation or acquire any title or interest in or use of real property subject to this chapter, including meetings with prospective purchasers, arrangements for prospective purchasers to visit real property, travel allowances and discount, exchange, refund and cancellation privileges. See Arizona Laws 32-2101
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Real estate: includes leasehold-interests and any estates in land as defined in Title 33, Chapter 2, articles 1 and 2, regardless of whether located in this state. See Arizona Laws 32-2101
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
  • Writ: means an order or precept in writing issued in the name of the state or by a court or judicial officer. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Writing: includes printing. See Arizona Laws 1-215