This chapter shall be known as and may be cited as the “Georgia Cemetery and Funeral Services Act of 2000.”
History. Code 1981, § 44-3-130 , enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1508, § 1; Code 1981, § 10-14-1 , as redesignated by Ga. L. 2000, p. 882, § 1.
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2000, “chapter” was substituted for “article”.
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 14 - Cemetery and Funeral Services
§ 10-14-2. Regulation of Preneed Dealers, Registrants, and Cemetery Companies; Licenses
§ 10-14-3.1. Authority of Boards
§ 10-14-5. Preneed Sales Agents; Contracts; Retention of Employee Data
§ 10-14-5.1. Relationship Between Life Insurance and Funeral Establishment
§ 10-14-6. Irrevocable Trust Fund
§ 10-14-7. Preneed Escrow Accounts or Trust Funds
§ 10-14-7.1. Trust Accounts for Preneed Funds
§ 10-14-8. Prohibition of Certain Persons From Employment; Notice and Hearing; Emergency Orders
§ 10-14-9. Amendment of Registration Application; State Audit of Records; Change of Ownership
§ 10-14-10. Minimum Acreage for Cemeteries; Exceptions
§ 10-14-13. Venue for Civil or Criminal Actions
§ 10-14-14. Administration of Chapter; Rules and Regulations
§ 10-14-15. Investigations by Secretary of State; Subpoenas; Hearings
§ 10-14-16. Cemetery Rules and Regulations; Service Charges
§ 10-14-17. Prohibited Acts; Fees
§ 10-14-18. Duties of Registrant; Written Contract
§ 10-14-19. Enforcement of Chapter; Civil Penalties
§ 10-14-20. Criminal Penalties
§ 10-14-21. Purchaser’s Remedy for Violations
§ 10-14-22. [Effective Until July 1, 2023. See note.] Judicial Appeal of Order of Secretary of State
§ 10-14-22. [Effective July 1, 2023. See note.] Judicial Appeal of Order of Secretary of State
§ 10-14-23. Administrative Appeal of Order of Secretary of State
§ 10-14-24. Effect of Consent to Service of Process
§ 10-14-25. Waiver of Rights or Defenses in Cemetery Purchase Agreements Void
§ 10-14-26. Secretary of State Immune From Liability
§ 10-14-28. Actions Pending Under Prior Law
§ 10-14-29. Construction Regulations; Preconstruction Trust Funds
§ 10-14-30. Adoption of Minimum Standards by Secretary of State