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LA Rev Stat § 8:61 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Cemeteries|§61. Cemetery board created; appointments; terms

RS 61 - Cemetery board created; appointments; terms A. The Louisiana Cemetery Board is hereby created and shall be placed within the office of the governor. The board shall consist of seven members appointed by the governor. There shall be at least one member from each public service commission district existing at the time of the appointments and two members at large, who shall all be residents of Louisiana. Any change in the total membership or district of the public service commission shall not affect the term of any duly appointed member, but subsequent appointments shall be made so as to conform with membership and districts of the commission existing at the time of the subsequent appointments. The domicile of the board shall be in the parish of Jefferson. A majority of the board members shall constitute a quorum for all meetings. B. Of the seven original members, five shall be appointed by the governor, at least one member from each public service commission district existing at the time of the appointments, from a list of ten nominees to be submitted by the Louisiana Cemeteries Association, Inc., not later than thirty days after July 31, 1974. Of the seven original members, two members shall be appointed by the governor at large, and such at large members and their successors shall not have any direct or indirect interest in either the cemetery or funeral business. Of the seven original members, the terms of the two members appointed at large shall expire January 1, 1976, the terms of two shall expire January 1, 1977, and the terms of three shall expire January 1, 1978. Thereafter, appointments shall be for a four-year term, and in the case of a member who is selected from a particular public service commission district, the successor of said member shall be appointed from the same public service commission district from a list of two nominees to be submitted by the Louisiana Cemeteries Association, Inc. for each such successor to be appointed. The said list of nominees shall be furnished to the governor not later than October thirty-first of each calendar year prior to the expiration of the term of such members. Similarly, any vacancy on the board created through the resignation or death of an appointee from a particular public service commission district shall be filled by a successor from the same public service commission district whose name shall come from a list of two nominees to be furnished by the Louisiana Cemeteries Association, Inc., within thirty days after the creation of the vacancy. Similarly, any vacancy on the board created through the resignation or death of a member at large shall be filled by the governor within thirty days after the creation of the vacancy. Each appointment by the governor shall be submitted to the Senate for confirmation. Acts 1974, No. 417, §1. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 428, §1; Acts 1991, No. 430, §1; Acts 2001, No. 8, §3, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2003, No. 774, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 8:62 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Cemeteries|§62. Qualifications of members

RS 62 - Qualifications of members Except for the two members at large to be appointed by the governor, the remaining members of the board shall be appointed only from persons who have had, immediately preceding their appointment, a minimum of five consecutive years experience in this state in the active administrative management of a cemetery authority and at the time of their appointment shall have the actual and full authority of a president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, owner, director, officer, or general manager of a cemetery corporation or of a general manager of any other form of cemetery authority, and they shall hold office only so long as they continue in such active, actual, and authoritative capacity. The five-year consecutive period shall be exclusive of time spent in the armed services. Acts 1974, No. 417, §1; Acts 2001, No. 468, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 8:63 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Cemeteries|§63. Compensation; expenses

RS 63 - Compensation; expenses The members of the board shall receive no compensation but shall receive necessary traveling and other expenses directly related to the performance of their duties.  Acts 1974, No. 417, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 8:64 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Cemeteries|§64. Officers; administrative director; employees

RS 64 - Officers; administrative director; employees The board shall elect a chairperson, vice chairperson, and such other officers as it shall determine, from among its members. Each officer shall serve until his successor is elected and takes office. It may employ, fix the salaries, and prescribe the duties of an administrative director and such clerical, technical, and other employees as are necessary to carry out its duties.  Acts 1974, No. 417, §1. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 428, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 8:65 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Cemeteries|§65. Meetings

RS 65 - Meetings The board shall meet at least twice a year and may meet at such other times as it may designate. Meetings may be held at any place within this state.  Acts 1974, No. 417, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 8:66 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Cemeteries|§66. Administration and enforcement of law

RS 66 - Administration and enforcement of law The board shall enforce and administer the provisions of this title.  Acts 1974, No. 417, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 8:66.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Cemeteries|§66.1. Investigations

RS 66.1 - Investigations The board may, for purposes of discovering a violation of this Chapter or implementing rules or orders issued pursuant to this Title, perform any of the following: (1) Make such public or private investigations within or outside of this state as the board deems necessary to determine whether any person has violated this Title, or implement rules or orders issued pursuant to this Title, or to aid in the enforcement of this Title, or in the prescribing of rules and forms under this Title. (2) Require or permit any person to file a statement in writing, under oath, by affidavit or by authentic act, as the board or attorney general determines, as to all the facts and circumstances concerning the matter being investigated. (3) Investigate a person and examine the books, accounts, papers, correspondence, memoranda, purchase agreements, files, or other documents or records. (4) Subpoena witnesses, compel their attendance, take evidence, and require the production of any books, accounts, papers, correspondence, memoranda, purchase agreements, files, or other documents or records which the board deems relevant or material to any investigation or proceeding under this Title. (5) Apply to a district court of competent jurisdiction for an order requiring a person's appearance before the board or attorney general, or a designee of either or both, in cases where the person has refused to obey a subpoena issued by the board or attorney general. The person may also be required to produce documentary evidence germane to the subject of the investigation. Acts 2010, No. 965, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 8:66.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Cemeteries|§66.2. Cease and desist orders

RS 66.2 - Cease and desist orders A. If it appears to the board or to the attorney general that a person has engaged in an act or practice constituting a violation of this Title, or the implementing of rules or orders issued under this Title, the board or the attorney general may issue a cease and desist order directed to the person that requires the person to cease and desist from engaging in such an act or practice. A person may request a hearing within thirty days of actual receipt of the cease and desist order, as evidenced by the date on the return service. If a hearing is not timely requested, the cease and desist order shall become final by operation of law. The order shall remain effective from the date of issuance until the date the order becomes final by operation of law or is overturned by a hearing officer authorized to hear the matter following a request for hearing. B. The board or attorney general shall not be required to post a bond. Acts 2010, No. 965, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 8:67 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Cemeteries|§67. Rules and regulations

RS 67 - Rules and regulations The board may establish necessary rules and regulations for the administration and enforcement of this title and prescribe the form of statements and reports provided for herein, but such rules and regulations shall not be in conflict with or contrary to any of the provisions of this title or of R.S. 49:951, et seq.  Acts 1974, No. 417, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 8:68 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Cemeteries|§68. Hearings

RS 68 - Hearings In conducting hearings or other proceedings as authorized hereunder, the board shall comply with and have all authority granted to it under the provisions of R.S. 49:951, et seq.  Acts 1974, No. 417, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 8:69 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Cemeteries|§69. Actions to enforce law; attorney general; special counsel

RS 69 - Actions to enforce law; attorney general; special counsel The attorney general shall represent the board in all matters pertaining to the administration or enforcement of this Title, or both, except in those matters in which the board has employed special counsel. The board shall fix the compensation of such special counsel.  Acts 1974, No. 417, §1. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 428, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 8:69.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Cemeteries|§69.1. Service of pleadings upon board

RS 69.1 - Service of pleadings upon board Upon commencement of any action wherein a person or cemetery authority is alleged to be operating or conducting a cemetery business is named defendant1 the plaintiff's attorney shall mail a copy of the petition to the board within ten days of filing the action.  Added by Acts 1980, No. 428, §1. 1The language of this section appears as in the enrolled bill.
LA Rev Stat § 8:70 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Cemeteries|§70. Application for certificate of authority

RS 70 - Application for certificate of authority  The initial application for a certificate of authority, including without limitation an application for a new certificate required by R.S. 8:76, shall be made in writing by a cemetery authority to the board on a form prescribed by the board, accompanied by an application fee set by the board not to exceed one thousand dollars. Applications for renewal of a valid, subsisting, and unsuspended certificate of authority shall be made in similar fashion, accompanied by the regulatory charge provided for in this Title. All initial applications must show that the cemetery authority owns or is actively operating a cemetery which is subject to the provisions of this Title.  Acts 1974, No. 417, §1; Acts 1992, No. 105, §1; Acts 2003, No. 704, §1; Acts 2015, No. 222, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 8:71 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Cemeteries|§71. Proof of applicant's compliance with law, rules and regulations; financial responsibility and reputation

RS 71 - Proof of applicant's compliance with law, rules and regulations; financial responsibility and reputation The board shall determine that the applicant and its officers, directors, owners, and managerial personnel are financially responsible, trustworthy, and have good personal and business reputations, in order that only cemeteries of permanent benefit to the community in which they are located will be established in this state. The board may require such proof as it deems advisable concerning the compliance by such applicant with all the laws, rules, regulations, ordinances, and orders applicable to it. If the board refuses to grant an applicant a certificate of authority, it shall inform the applicant in writing by registered or certified mail of the reasons therefor and the applicant shall be entitled to a hearing, if requested by the applicant in writing within thirty days of receipt of the denial. The hearing shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, R.S. 49:951, et seq. Acts 1974, No. 417, §1. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 428, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 8:72 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Cemeteries|§72. Certificates; regulatory charges; suspension; restoration; late charge; requirement of certificate

RS 72 - Certificates; regulatory charges; suspension; restoration; late charge; requirement of certificate A. The regulatory charges for a certificate of authority at all periods of the year are the same as provided in this Chapter. All regulatory charges shall be payable at the time of the filing of the application and prior to issuance of the certificate. All certificates issued by the board shall be valid unless suspended or revoked by the board. However, failure to pay the regulatory charge fixed by the board prior to the first day of February for any year shall effect the suspension of the certificate of authority, which may be restored upon payment of the prescribed charge, and an additional late charge of fifty percent of the amount of the prescribed regulatory charge or one hundred dollars, whichever is lesser. B. No person shall engage in the operation of or conduct a cemetery business, including but not limited to the sale of cemetery merchandise, lots, or other interment spaces, without a valid subsisting and unsuspended certificate of authority. Acts 1974, No. 417, §1. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 428, §1; Acts 1997, No. 921, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 8:73 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Cemeteries|§73. Regulatory charges; rate

RS 73 - Regulatory charges; rate  A. Every cemetery authority shall pay, for each cemetery operated by it, an annual regulatory charge, as fixed by the board, of not more than five dollars for each interment, entombment, and inurnment made during the preceding full calendar year, but not less than fifty dollars for each cemetery. Upon payment of the applicable charges and compliance with the other provisions hereof and the rules and regulations of the board, the board shall issue a certificate of authority.  B. The board may increase the regulatory charge specified in Subsection A of this Section to not more than twenty dollars to cover no more than the board's reasonable and ordinary expenses, including the cost of litigation.  Acts 1974, No. 417, §1; Acts 1992, No. 105, §1; Acts 2003, No. 704, §1; Acts 2015, No. 222, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 8:74 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Cemeteries|§74. Sale or interment; certificate of authority; penalty

RS 74 - Sale or interment; certificate of authority; penalty It shall be a misdemeanor for any person to operate or conduct a cemetery business without a valid, subsisting, and unsuspended certificate of authority. Each sale, interment, or other act constituting the operation or conduct of a cemetery business shall be a separate violation, and for each violation there shall be a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisonment for not less than thirty days nor more than six months, or both.  Acts 1974, No. 417, §1. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 428, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 8:75 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Cemeteries|§75. Refusal to grant, revocation, or suspension of certificate; injunction; fines; additional orders

RS 75 - Refusal to grant, revocation, or suspension of certificate; injunction; fines; additional orders  A. For violation of any provision of this Title or the rules or regulations adopted and promulgated by the board in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, the board may, in addition to imposing fines, refuse to grant, revoke, or suspend a certificate of authority and may institute legal proceedings to enjoin any person from operating or conducting a cemetery business.  B. If the board finds that one or more grounds exist for the discretionary suspension or revocation of a certificate of authority issued pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, it may, in lieu of or in addition to the suspension or revocation, impose a fine upon the certificate holder in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars for each non-willful violation and in an amount not to exceed ten thousand dollars for each willful violation, plus cost of the court reporter and the attorney fees of the board.  C. If the board finds that any natural or juridical person has violated the provisions of this Title or the rules or regulations adopted and promulgated by the authority vested in this Chapter, it may impose a fine upon that natural or juridical person in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars for each non-willful violation and in an amount not to exceed ten thousand dollars for each willful violation, plus cost of the court reporter and the attorney fees of the board.  D. The board may grant not more than thirty days from the date of the order for the payment of any fine.  E. The board may apply to a district court of the parish in which the cemetery is located for, and such court shall have the authority to issue, such additional orders as may be necessary to protect the health, welfare, or safety of the public.  Acts 1974, No. 417, §1. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 428, §1; Acts 2001, No. 468, §1; Acts 2014, No. 67, §1; Acts 2015, No. 222, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 8:76 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Cemeteries|§76. Sale or transfer of cemetery authority; application for new certificate of authority; compliance required; late charge

RS 76 - Sale or transfer of cemetery authority; application for new certificate of authority; compliance required; late charge A. Within thirty days after the sale or transfer of ownership or control of a cemetery or cemetery authority, the transferor must return its certificate of authority to the board. The transferee must file an application, within thirty days, after the sale or transfer of ownership or control of a cemetery authority, and meet all the requirements of this Chapter. The application for a certificate of authority shall be accompanied by the prescribed regulatory charge. B. Transferees which fail to file an application for a certificate of authority at the time required herein shall, in addition to the prescribed regulatory charge, pay an additional late charge of fifty percent of the prescribed regulatory charge or one hundred dollars whichever is lesser. C.(1) Upon the filing of a completed application, the transferee may operate the business until its application is acted upon by the board. The board shall issue a certificate of authority to the transferee upon the transferee's compliance with all of the provisions and requirements of this Chapter. (2) If the board refuses to grant the transferee a new certificate of authority, it shall inform the transferee in writing by registered or certified mail of the reasons therefor and the transferee shall be entitled to a hearing if requested within thirty days of receipt of the denial. The hearing shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act. Acts 1974, No. 417, §1. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 428, §1; Acts 1997, No. 921, §1; Acts 2006, No. 609, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 8:77 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Cemeteries|§77. Cemetery fund

RS 77 - Cemetery fund All monies received by the board shall be held by the treasurer of the board and shall be used to pay for services, machinery, equipment and supplies, travel and living expenses where necessary, and such other expenses as may be reasonably required in the orderly and efficient operation of the functions of the board.  Acts 1974, No. 417, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 8:101 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Cemeteries|§101. Municipal corporations; establishment and maintenance of cemeteries

RS 101 - Municipal corporations; establishment and maintenance of cemeteries The governing authority of any municipal corporation may acquire, establish and maintain one or more public cemeteries.  Acts 1974, No. 417, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 8:102 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Cemeteries|§102. Ordinance creating cemetery; location

RS 102 - Ordinance creating cemetery; location A public cemetery may be established by an ordinance passed by the governing authority of the municipality. However, no municipal cemetery shall be established at a greater distance than one mile from the limits of the municipality creating it.  Acts 1974, No. 417, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 8:103 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Cemeteries|§103. Anticipation of revenues; bonds or certificates; taxes

RS 103 - Anticipation of revenues; bonds or certificates; taxes In order to provide a site or grounds and additions thereto and to provide and maintain streets, curbings, aisles, walkways, outside fences, drainage, and any building that may be needed for the use of a sexton or caretaker, as well as any electrical illumination needed, and to provide for the employment of a sexton or caretaker and the cutting of grass and the acquisition of and planting and care of trees, shrubbery and flowers, the governing authority of the municipality may either anticipate the revenues of the municipality or issue bonds or certificates based thereon as provided by law, or submit to the taxpayers at a special election to be called and held in the municipality by the governing authority, pursuant to the law, to vote negotiable bonds, within the limitations authorized by law, for any of the above purposes, and thereafter levy and collect taxes and pay and retire the bonds authorized at the election.  Acts 1974, No. 417, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 8:104 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Cemeteries|§104. Funds for support and improvement; special municipal election authorized

RS 104 - Funds for support and improvement; special municipal election authorized In order to maintain streets, aisles, walkways, outside fences, drainage, cut the grass, and plant and care for shrubbery and flowers in any cemetery title to which is in the public and under the control and management of any municipality, and in order to employ a caretaker or sexton for these purposes, including the care of the interment spaces therein, the governing authority of a municipality may call a special election to provide funds for any or all of these purposes.  Acts 1974, No. 417, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 8:105 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Cemeteries|§105. Maximum tax; use of proceeds

RS 105 - Maximum tax; use of proceeds The special election may be for a sum not in excess of one mill on the dollar assessment on all real property subject to taxation, and may be held under the election laws relative to voting special taxes. It shall not be necessary to fund the revenues into bonds, but revenues may be spent as received for the purposes herein set forth.  Acts 1974, No. 417, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 8:106 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Cemeteries|§106. Rules and regulations; sexton and other employees

RS 106 - Rules and regulations; sexton and other employees The municipal governing authority may establish all rules and regulations deemed necessary for a public cemetery and may employ a sexton and other employees and fix and pay their compensation.  Acts 1974, No. 417, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 8:107 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Cemeteries|§107. Gifts, donations and contributions

RS 107 - Gifts, donations and contributions The municipal governing authority may accept gifts for purposes of establishing and/or maintaining a public cemetery, provided there is no condition thereto inconsistent with the purposes herein set forth.  Acts 1974, No. 417, §1.