Chapter 114: CEMETERIES AND BURIALS
- Section 1 Definitions
- Section 1A Organization of cemetery corporations
- Section 1B Cemetery corporations; liability of directors, officers or trustees
- Section 2 Powers and duties of cemetery corporations
- Section 2A Cemetery corporations; disclosure; penalty
- Section 3 Cemetery corporations; records of conveyances of burial lots
- Section 3A Cemetery corporations; ownership of unclaimed graves; reuse of occupied graves
- Section 4 Cemetery corporations; certified copies of recorded deeds and instruments; evidence
- Section 5 Cemetery corporations; trust funds
- Section 5a Cemetery corporations; burials; designated funeral director
- Section 5b Cemetery corporations; notification of certain options for burial services; penalty
- Section 5b Cemetery corporations; notification of certain options for burial services; penalty
- Section 5c Cemetery corporations; fiduciary duty owed to contributors to trust fund
- Section 6 Cemetery corporations; cremation
- Section 7 Formation and organization of crematory corporations
- Section 8 Crematory corporations; acquisition and holding of land in fee
- Section 9 By-laws and regulations of cemetery and crematory corporations; conduct of business; violations
- Section 10 Town burial places
- Section 10A Municipality ownership of unclaimed graves; reuse of occupied graves
- Section 11 Public cemeteries; taking of land for burial purposes; application to county commissioners
- Section 12 Public cemeteries; taking of land for burial places; hearing notice
- Section 13 Public cemeteries; adjudication by commissioners; taking
- Section 14 Public cemeteries; compensation of commissioners acting under petition to take land for burial place
- Section 15 Appropriation for enclosing and improving public cemetery; sale or conveyance of burial rights; disposition of proceeds
- Section 16 Appropriation for and care of public cemeteries
- Section 17 Preservation of ancient burial places
- Section 18 Care of neglected burial places within limits of town
- Section 19 Deposits for care and improvement of burial places or lots; records; investment of deposits
- Section 20 Public cemeteries; depositing funds with state treasurer; copy of instrument; notice to town or city clerk
- Section 21 Public cemeteries; investment of funds; interest
- Section 22 Town board of cemetery commissioners; election of members
- Section 23 Board of cemetery commissioners; powers and duties
- Section 24 Board of cemetery commissioners; conveyance of burial lots; record; fee
- Section 25 Board of cemetery commissioners; gifts or bequests for cemeteries; investment of funds; disposition of proceeds of sales of lots or burial rights
- Section 26 Board of cemetery commissioners; limit of debts or liabilities; annual report
- Section 27 Appointment of board of cemetery commissioners; powers and duties
- Section 28 Conveyance of cemetery lots or interest in lots in trust for preservation as memorial; rights of heirs of owner; control over lot or interest in lot
- Section 29 Indivisible character of cemetery lots; vesting; limitations and conditions; right of interment; designation of representation of lot; record
- Section 30 Hearing as to representation of cemetery lot or tomb
- Section 31 Descent of family cemetery lot to heirs
- Section 32 Right of person to interment; release
- Section 33 Right of husband to interment
- Section 34 Use of land for burial; new cemeteries or extensions; approval of board of health; description of land
- Section 35 Lands to be used for burial; approval
- Section 36 Use of cemeteries; appeal from order of board of health; hearing
- Section 37 Use of cemeteries; regulations by local boards of health; notice
- Section 38 Closing of tombs, burial ground or cemetery; hearing; notice
- Section 39 Owner of tomb; appeal from order of board of health
- Section 40 Use of cemeteries; jury trial; rescission of order; costs and double costs
- Section 41 Laying out or constructing public ways in, upon or through burial places; authority
- Section 42 Passage through cemeteries
- Section 42A Visitation hours of cemeteries
- Section 42B Commercial use of cemeteries; consent; penalties
- Section 43 Buildings upon burial places
- Section 43A Ownership, maintenance and operation of cemeteries; private profit
- Section 43B Sale of cemetery lots and plots for speculative purposes
- Section 43C Disposition of proceeds of sales of cemetery lots and plots; liquidation of indebtedness
- Section 43D Location of community mausoleums; exceptions
- Section 43E New community mausoleums; plans and specifications; approval; construction
- Section 43F Community mausoleums; construction; supervision
- Section 43G Use of community mausoleum prior to completion; care and improvement fund
- Section 43H Sale of community mausoleum prior to completion
- Section 43I Removal of bodies constituting menace to public health
- Section 43J Permanent care and improvement fund for community mausoleums
- Section 43K Custodian of fund; administration and investment
- Section 43L Abating or enjoining nuisance
- Section 43M Permanent disposition of dead bodies or remains
- Section 43N Penalties; violations of this chapter
- Section 43O Sale of monuments for cemetery lots by cemetery corporations
- Section 44 Cremation of bodies
- Section 44A Receptacles for cremated remains; caskets
- Section 45 Burial permits; permits for removal of bodies; certificates of death; deceased veterans
- Section 45A Funeral director's name used in connection with death certificate or burial permit
- Section 46 Permit for burial of bodies brought into commonwealth; certificate; recording
- Section 46A Veterans; burial; affidavit; veteran graves officer
- Section 47 Certificates for burial, removal or cremation; indorsement of coupon accompanying permit; record
- Section 48 Cremation; certificates for burial
- Section 49 Licensing of funeral directors; revocation or suspension; hearing; fees; permits
- Section 50 Penalty; violations of Secs. 44 to 48
- Section 51 Embalming fluid