Subdivision 1. Cemetery and burial for individual in a state institution. The commissioner of human services may establish and maintain a cemetery for the burial of any patient, inmate or person admitted to any state institution under control of the commissioner upon the public grounds of such institution in the manner set forth in the following subdivisions.
Subd. 2. Land surveyance required. The land shall be surveyed and a plat thereof made.
Subd. 3. Marking cemetery boundary. A stone or other monument shall be established to mark each corner of such cemetery, and its location shown on the plat.
Subd. 4. Plots in cemetery. The cemetery shall be platted into lots, which shall be numbered; it shall have streets and walks, and the same shall be shown on the plat. All containing graves shall be indicated by an appropriate marker of permanent nature for identification purposes. Notwithstanding section 13.46, the commissioner of human services may share private data on individuals for purposes of placing a marker on each grave.
Subd. 5. Surveyor certification. The surveyor shall certify as to the correctness of the plat by endorsement.
Subd. 6. County recording. The plat with the surveyor's endorsement thereon shall be filed for record with the county recorder in the county wherein the cemetery is located. A copy of the plat shall be kept in the office of the superintendent of the institution, together with a register showing the name of the persons buried in the cemetery and the lot in which they are buried.
1949 c 155 s 1; 1976 c 181 s 2; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58; 1986 c 444; 2013 c 59 art 2 s 8
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities
Chapter 246 — State-operated Services
Section 246.01 — Powers And Duties.
Section 246.013 — Persons With Mental Illness; Care, Treatment.
Section 246.0135 — Operation Of Regional Treatment Centers.
Section 246.0141 — Tobacco Use Prohibited.
Section 246.015 — Consultative Services; Aftercare Of Patients.
Section 246.018 — Office Of Medical Director.
Section 246.12 — Biennial Estimates; Suggestions For Legislation.
Section 246.128 — Notification To Legislature Required.
Section 246.129 — Legislative Approval Required.
Section 246.13 — Records Of Persons Receiving State-operated Services.
Section 246.14 — Use Of Space In Institutions.
Section 246.141 — Project Labor.
Section 246.15 — Money Of Patients Or Residents.
Section 246.151 — Compensation Paid To Patient.
Section 246.16 — Unclaimed Money Or Personal Property.
Section 246.18 — Disposal Of Funds.
Section 246.23 — Persons Admissible To Regional Treatment Centers.
Section 246.234 — Reciprocal Exchange Of Certain Persons.
Section 246.24 — Compromise Of Claims.
Section 246.27 — Physical Examinations For Employment Required.
Section 246.325 — Garden Of Remembrance.
Section 246.35 — Abandonment Of Cemetery; Court Order.
Section 246.36 — Acceptance Of Voluntary, Uncompensated Services.
Section 246.41 — Benefit For Persons With Developmental Disabilities.
Section 246.50 — Care Of Clients At State Facilities; Definitions.
Section 246.51 — Payment For Care And Treatment; Determination.
Section 246.511 — Relative Responsibility.
Section 246.52 — Payment For Care; Order; Action.
Section 246.53 — Claim Against Estate Of Deceased Client.
Section 246.531 — Subrogation Of Insurance Settlements.
Section 246.54 — Liability Of County; Reimbursement.
Section 246.55 — Appeal From Order Of Commissioner.
Section 246.56 — Work Activity For Certain Patients Or Residents.
Section 246.57 — Shared Service Agreements.
Section 246.60 — Consolidation; Employees.
Section 246.64 — Substance Use Disorder Service Agreements.
Section 246.70 — Services To Families.
Section 246.711 — Conditions For Applicability Of Procedures.
Section 246.712 — Information Required To Be Given To Individuals.
Section 246.713 — Disclosure Of Positive Blood-borne Pathogen Test Results.
Section 246.714 — Consent Procedures Generally.
Section 246.715 — Testing Of Available Blood.
Section 246.716 — Blood Sample Collection For Testing.
Section 246.717 — No Discrimination.
Section 246.718 — Use Of Test Results.
Section 246.719 — Test Information Confidentiality.
Section 246.72 — Penalty For Unauthorized Release Of Information.
Section 246.721 — Protocol For Exposure To Blood-borne Pathogens.