All cemeteries in this State shall display a sign at each entrance containing letters not less than six inches in height stating "Perpetual Care" or "Endowment Care" or "No Perpetual Care" or "No Endowment Care" depending upon which method of operation the cemetery is using.

Those cemeteries which furnish perpetual care to some portions and no perpetual care to other portions shall display these signs on the appropriate sections of the cemetery to which the sign applies. Portions designated "Perpetual Care" cannot be changed to "No Perpetual Care" once the designation is made.

Terms Used In South Carolina Code 40-8-140

  • 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
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