South Carolina Code 40-8-240. Application of chapter to new public cemeteries
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Terms Used In South Carolina Code 40-8-240
- 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
- Person: means an individual, entity, corporation, partnership, joint venture, or association. See South Carolina Code 40-8-30
Except as provided in § 40-8-200, no person including a cemetery company is permitted to establish a new public cemetery unless it is a perpetual care cemetery that meets all requirements of this chapter.