Terms Used In South Carolina Code 40-8-10

  • Cemetery: means a place used, dedicated, or designated for cemetery purposes including any one or combination of:

    (a) perpetual care cemeteries;

    (b) burial parks for earth interment;

    (c) mausoleums;

    (d) columbariums. See South Carolina Code 40-8-30
  • Perpetual care: means the maintenance and the reasonable administration of the cemetery grounds and buildings in keeping with a cemetery properly maintained using a care and maintenance trust fund. See South Carolina Code 40-8-30
This chapter may be cited as the "South Carolina Perpetual Care Cemetery Act".