Any of the following persons, with the consent of the public or private landowner, may enter the property of another to discover, restore, maintain, or visit a grave or abandoned public cemetery:

(1)        A descendant of the person whose remains are reasonably believed to be interred in the grave or abandoned public cemetery.

(2)        A descendant’s designee.

(3)        Any other person who has a special personal interest in the grave or abandoned public cemetery. (1987, c. 686, s. 1; 1991, c. 36, s. 1; 2007-118, s. 1.)