South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 8 - South Carolina Perpetual Care Cemetery Act
Section 40-8-35. Cemetery contract disclosure requirements.

The cemetery contract must disclose to the consumer:
(1) the type of outer burial container being purchased (a Category I, Protective Outer Burial Container, or a Category II, Nonprotective Outer Burial Container);
(2) that the outer burial container either has a warranty or that it does not have a warranty; and
(3) if the outer burial container purchased in advance of need is not available at the time of need, the cemetery shall make available to the purchaser or his representative an outer burial container of equal or greater value. The purchaser or his representative is entitled to approve any substitutions.
HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 322, Section 10A.

Structure South Carolina Code of Laws

South Carolina Code of Laws

Title 40 - Professions and Occupations

Chapter 8 - South Carolina Perpetual Care Cemetery Act

Section 40-8-10. Short title.

Section 40-8-20. Perpetual Care Cemetery Board; creation.

Section 40-8-30. Definitions.

Section 40-8-35. Cemetery contract disclosure requirements.

Section 40-8-40. Licensure requirements, "Perpetual Care" and "No Perpetual Care" designations.

Section 40-8-50. Board membership.

Section 40-8-60. Election of chairman and vice chairman; expense reimbursements; meetings.

Section 40-8-70. Board power and duties.

Section 40-8-75. Seal.

Section 40-8-80. License fees.

Section 40-8-90. Application to establish cemetery; license change application incident to purchase of existing cemetery.

Section 40-8-100. Records; adoption and notification of use, care, management, and merchandise installation policies; service fees.

Section 40-8-110. Care and maintenance trust funds; merchandise accounts; financial reports; penalties.

Section 40-8-120. Land requirements; conveyance and use of excess contiguous lands; transfer to municipality.

Section 40-8-130. Mausoleum and below ground crypt construction deadlines; burial vault placement; coastal and lowland exception.

Section 40-8-140. Cemetery signs.

Section 40-8-150. Disciplinary action; grounds.

Section 40-8-160. Dissemination of order finding basis for disciplinary action; fine.

Section 40-8-170. Voluntary surrender of license.

Section 40-8-180. Appeal.

Section 40-8-190. Punishment and fines for violation of chapter.

Section 40-8-200. Certain cemeteries excepted from provisions of chapter.

Section 40-8-210. Licensing of existing cemeteries.

Section 40-8-220. Disclosure of conditions for free burial rights; basic maintenance requirements; religious code isolation designations.

Section 40-8-230. Severability.

Section 40-8-240. Application of chapter to new public cemeteries.