Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 456 - Cemetery Associations
Act 251 of 1968 - Cemetery Regulation Act (456.521 - 456.543)

Section 456.521 - Cemetery Regulation Act; Short Title. - Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be...

Section 456.522 - Definitions. - Sec. 2. As used in this act: (a) "Cemetery" means...

Section 456.522a - Commissioner, Spouse, or Child; Financial Interest in Cemetery, Cemetery Operations, Supplier, or Funeral Establishment Prohibited. - Sec. 2a. The cemetery commissioner, or the commissioner's spouse or...

Section 456.523-456.527 - Repealed. 1982, Act 132, Imd. Eff. Apr. 20, 1982. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections pertained to the creation and...

Section 456.528 - Commissioner; Rules. - Sec. 8. (1) The commissioner shall promulgate rules under the...

Section 456.529 - Commissioner; Hearings; Investigations; Oaths; Testimony; Witnesses; Production of Books and Records; Subpoena; Abandoned Cemeteries; Failure to Obey Subpoena; Perjury; Violation of Act, Rule, or Order; Powers of Commissioner; Injun... - Sec. 9. (1) The commissioner may hold hearings, conduct investigations,...

Section 456.529a - Performance of Duties of Commissioner; Assistance From All Departments, State Agencies, Public Bodies Corporate, Committees, Commissioners, Officers of State, and Any Political Subdivision. - Sec. 9a. All departments, state agencies, public bodies corporate, committees,...

Section 456.529b - Consultants; Contracts. - Sec. 9b. The commissioner may enter into contracts to accomplish...

Section 456.530 - Commissioner; Auditing Trust Funds; Registration of Cemeteries; Exemptions. - Sec. 10. (1) The commissioner shall institute and maintain a...

Section 456.531 - Commissioner; Registration Fee; Renewal Blank and Notice. - Sec. 11. The commissioner shall charge an annual registration fee...

Section 456.532 - Permit for Registration Required; Acquisition of Controlling Interest in Cemetery Company; Application for Certificate of Approval; Contents; Issuance; Fee; Noncompliance; Escrow of Endowment and Perpetual Care Trust Fund; Prohibite... - Sec. 12. (1) A person shall not establish a cemetery...

Section 456.532a - Examining Affairs of Cemetery or Person; Inspection or Audit of Books, Papers, Records, and Documents; Audit Charges. - Sec. 12a. (1) The commissioner or an examiner, investigator, or...

Section 456.533 - Establishment of Cemetery; Application for Permit; Investigation Fee; Conduct of Investigation; Notice to Commissioner of Certain Changes; Order to Void Certain Appointments. - Sec. 13. (1) Any person desiring to establish a cemetery...

Section 456.533a - Circumstances Causing Person to Be Ineligible as Cemetery Owner or Holder of Controlling Interest; Factors for Determining Eligibility. - Sec. 13a. (1) Notwithstanding any other provisions governing eligibility as...

Section 456.534 - Granting or Refusing to Grant Permit; Denial of Application; Procedures. - Sec. 14. After receipt of the investigation fee and application,...

Section 456.535 - Registration of Cemetery; Date; Application; Form; Fee; Expiration; Procedure for Denying Registration; Late Penalty Filing Fee. - Sec. 15. (1) Each person owning, managing, or operating a...

Section 456.535a - Witness Fee; Prohibition. - Sec. 15a. A registrant shall not charge a fee for...

Section 456.536 - Irrevocable Endowment and Perpetual Care Trust Fund; Establishment and Maintenance; Commingling Prohibited; Annual Report; Application for Modification or Waiver; Expenses; Bundling of Funds With Common Ownership; Pooling of Trust o... - Sec. 16. (1) The commissioner shall require each cemetery to...

Section 456.536a - Preconstruction Sales of Crypts or Niches. - Sec. 16a. A person shall not develop or build a...

Section 456.537 - Right to Possess Space Within Cemetery; Presumption of Abandonment; Certification; Notice; Record; Remedies; Transfer; Sale; Contract; Publication on Internet Website; Exception; Intent of Section; Definitions. - Sec. 17. (1) A person possessing a right to a...

Section 456.538 - Denial, Suspension, or Revocation of Permit or Registration, and Other Disciplinary Action; Grounds; Effect; Fulfillment of Contractual Obligations and Agreements; Administrative Fine. - Sec. 18. (1) The commissioner may deny an application filed...

Section 456.539 - Denial, Suspension, or Revocation of Permit or Registration; Notice of Intent; Hearing; Decision. - Sec. 19. If the commissioner intends to deny an application...

Section 456.540 - Appeal. - Sec. 20. Any person aggrieved by the decision of the...

Section 456.541 - Violations; Penalties. - Sec. 21. (1) Except as otherwise provided for in subsection...

Section 456.542 - Repeal. - Sec. 22. Act No. 337 of the Public Acts of...

Section 456.543 - Effective Date of Act. - Sec. 23. This act shall take effect September 15, 1968....