Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 251 of 1968 - Cemetery Regulation Act (456.521 - 456.543)
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 child, shall not have a direct or indirect financial interest in a cemetery, cemetery operations, a supplier of cemetery services or cemetery memorials, or a funeral establishment as defined in section 1801 of the occupational code, 1980 PA 299, MCL 339.1801.
History: Add. 1982, Act 132, Imd. Eff. Apr. 20, 1982 ;-- Am. 2008, Act 478, Imd. Eff. Jan. 12, 2009 Compiler's Notes: For transfer of powers and duties of certain occupational functions, boards, and commissions from the Department of Licensing and Regulation to the Department of Commerce, see E.R.O. No. 1991-9, compiled at MCL 338.3501 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

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Chapter 456 - Cemetery Associations

Act 251 of 1968 - Cemetery Regulation Act (456.521 - 456.543)

Section 456.521 - Cemetery Regulation Act; Short Title.

Section 456.522 - Definitions.

Section 456.522a - Commissioner, Spouse, or Child; Financial Interest in Cemetery, Cemetery Operations, Supplier, or Funeral Establishment Prohibited.

Section 456.523-456.527 - Repealed. 1982, Act 132, Imd. Eff. Apr. 20, 1982.

Section 456.528 - Commissioner; Rules.

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...

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.

Section 456.529b - Consultants; Contracts.

Section 456.530 - Commissioner; Auditing Trust Funds; Registration of Cemeteries; Exemptions.

Section 456.531 - Commissioner; Registration Fee; Renewal Blank and Notice.

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...

Section 456.532a - Examining Affairs of Cemetery or Person; Inspection or Audit of Books, Papers, Records, and Documents; Audit Charges.

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.

Section 456.533a - Circumstances Causing Person to Be Ineligible as Cemetery Owner or Holder of Controlling Interest; Factors for Determining Eligibility.

Section 456.534 - Granting or Refusing to Grant Permit; Denial of Application; Procedures.

Section 456.535 - Registration of Cemetery; Date; Application; Form; Fee; Expiration; Procedure for Denying Registration; Late Penalty Filing Fee.

Section 456.535a - Witness Fee; Prohibition.

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...

Section 456.536a - Preconstruction Sales of Crypts or Niches.

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.

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.

Section 456.539 - Denial, Suspension, or Revocation of Permit or Registration; Notice of Intent; Hearing; Decision.

Section 456.540 - Appeal.

Section 456.541 - Violations; Penalties.

Section 456.542 - Repeal.

Section 456.543 - Effective Date of Act.