1. The principal of all funds for endowment care must be invested and the money disbursed from an endowment care fund must be used for the care, maintenance and embellishment of the cemetery, in accordance with the provisions of law and the resolutions, bylaws, rules and regulations or other actions or instruments of the cemetery authority, and for no other purpose. Endowment care funds and special care funds must be maintained separate and distinct from all other funds and the trustees shall keep separate records thereof.
2. The trustee of the endowment care fund shall:
(a) Create a reserve from which principal losses may be replaced by setting aside a reasonable percentage of the income from the fund.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, make monthly disbursements of the income earned from the fund to the cemetery authority.
(c) Pay all capital gains taxes imposed on the fund from the principal of the fund.
3. On January 1 of any calendar year, a cemetery authority may, by giving written notice to the trustee of the endowment care fund and the Administrator of its intention to do so at least 30 days before that date:
(a) Operate the fund as a unitrust subject to the provisions of NRS 452.165 or cease operating the fund in that manner;
(b) Change the method or rate of disbursements from the fund; or
(c) Change the frequency of disbursements from the fund. Money may be disbursed from an endowment care fund to the cemetery authority on a monthly, quarterly, semiannual or annual basis.
[2:138:1953]—(NRS A 2017, 1203)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
NRS 452.001 - Applicability of provisions.
NRS 452.002 - Adverse use by public presumptive evidence of dedication as public cemetery.
NRS 452.004 - "Administrator" defined.
NRS 452.0055 - "Board" defined.
NRS 452.007 - "Buyer" defined.
NRS 452.0075 - "Cemetery" defined.
NRS 452.008 - "Cemetery authority" defined.
NRS 452.0085 - "Division" defined.
NRS 452.0087 - "Endowment care cemetery" defined.
NRS 452.018 - "Sales commission" defined.
NRS 452.019 - "Seller" defined.
NRS 452.023 - "Unitrust" defined.
NRS 452.025 - Regulations of Administrator.
NRS 452.026 - Regulations of Board.
NRS 452.027 - Cooperation and exchange of information between Administrator and Board.
NRS 452.070 - Authority may collect fee from purchaser of plot for maintenance of cemetery.
NRS 452.080 - Agreement for endowment care.
NRS 452.090 - Agreement concerning maintenance of plot.
NRS 452.120 - Requirements for deposit by endowment care cemetery.
NRS 452.130 - Additional deposit required before disposition of plot.
NRS 452.140 - Endowment care cemetery may contain area without endowment care; requirements.
NRS 452.160 - Use of funds; authorized investments; annual financial statements.
NRS 452.200 - Liability and penalty for unauthorized use or investment of funds.
NRS 452.220 - Requirements for construction of crypt or catacomb.
NRS 452.230 - Supervision of construction: Inspector; final certificate.
NRS 452.235 - Certificate of occupancy required before use.
NRS 452.250 - Deposit of money required by NRS 452.120.
NRS 452.330 - Content of financial statement.
NRS 452.340 - Certificate of authority: Issuance; duration.
NRS 452.350 - Regulations of cemetery authority.
NRS 452.360 - Map of cemetery: Requirements; content; inspection.
NRS 452.410 - Certificate of occupancy required before sale of crypt or niche; exceptions.
NRS 452.645 - Applicability of provisions.
NRS 452.650 - Adoption of local ordinances.
NRS 452.655 - Dedication of property for use as cemetery: Procedure; effect.
NRS 452.660 - Dedication of property for use as cemetery: Removal of dedication.
NRS 452.665 - Dedication of property for use as cemetery: Priority over encumbrances.
NRS 452.670 - Prerequisites to operation of cemetery.
NRS 452.675 - Restriction on operation of crematory.
NRS 452.685 - Trust fund for endowment care: Requirements for deposit.
NRS 452.700 - Trust fund for endowment care: Exemption from process of law.
NRS 452.705 - Trust fund for endowment care: Minimum sums.
NRS 452.710 - Trust fund for endowment care: Trustees.
NRS 452.715 - Trust fund for endowment care: Administration.
NRS 452.730 - Posting and inspection of sign indicating endowment care.
NRS 452.735 - Unlawful acts; investigation by Administrator.