§ 57-35.35:1 Definitions
§ 57-35.36 Cemeteries owned by localities; good faith effort required prior to interment
§ 57-35.37 Sale of cemeteries owned by a locality; required notice to descendants of original owner
§ 57-36 Abandoned or previously unidentified graveyards may be condemned; removal of bodies
§ 57-37 Costs of suits, removal and reinterment; how surplus above costs disposed of
§ 57-38 Exemption from §§ 57-36 and 57-37
§ 57-38.1 Proceedings by landowner for removal of remains from previously unidentified or abandoned family graveyard
§ 57-38.2 Proceedings by heir at law or descendant for removal of ancestor’s remains from previously unidentified or abandoned family graveyard
§ 57-39 Proceedings for removal of remains and sale of land vacated
§ 57-39.1 Improvement of abandoned and neglected graveyards
§ 57-39.1:1 Recovery of abandoned interment rights; procedure; rights of owner of record

Terms Used In Virginia Code > Title 57 > Chapter 3 > Article 4 - Abandoned or Previously Unidentified Cemeteries; Removal of Remains

  • City: means an independent incorporated community which became a city as provided by law before noon on July 1, 1971, or which has within defined boundaries a population of 5,000 or more and which has become a city as provided by law. See Virginia Code 1-208
  • 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.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Locality: means a county, city, or town as the context may require. See Virginia Code 1-221
  • Person: includes any individual, corporation, partnership, association, cooperative, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, government, political subdivision, or any other legal or commercial entity and any successor, representative, agent, agency, or instrumentality thereof. See Virginia Code 1-230
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Process: includes subpoenas, the summons and complaint in a civil action, and process in statutory actions. See Virginia Code 1-237
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes any of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-245
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Town: means any existing town or an incorporated community within one or more counties which became a town before noon, July 1, 1971, as provided by law or which has within defined boundaries a population of 1,000 or more and which has become a town as provided by law. See Virginia Code 1-254