Montana Code Annotated
Part 8. Perpetually Maintained Cemeteries -- Trusts
37-19-803. Application of this part -- exceptions

37-19-803. Application of this part -- exceptions. (1) This part applies to:
(a) all cemeteries and burial grounds located in the state of Montana unless the cemetery is owned and operated by:
(i) a church or similar religious organization;
(ii) a municipality or county government;
(iii) a family, as a private family burial ground where lots are not offered for sale; or
(iv) a community nonprofit association in which persons other than the bookkeeper and maintenance crew are not entitled to receive any pecuniary profit; and
(b) trust funds established for:
(i) cemetery perpetual care and maintenance funds; and
(ii) contracted prearranged funeral or related services under a preneed contract.
(2) This part does not apply to contracts for prearranged funeral or related services funded through insurance.
History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 52, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 49, L. 2019.

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