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LA Rev Stat § 8:502.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Cemeteries|§502.2. Suppliers

RS 502.2 - Suppliers No person, firm, or corporation shall be deemed a supplier for purposes of R.S. 8:502.1 unless it does all of the following: (1) Permanently and unalterably identifies all such personal property with the name of the contract beneficiary. (2) Submits to the board not less than annually a report of all personal property which has been purchased through a Louisiana cemetery authority or other entity and which at the date of such report was then in storage. (3) Permits the board or its designee, at any time, to examine stored personal property which was purchased through a Louisiana cemetery authority or other entity and to examine any document pertaining thereto. (4) Submits evidence of a bond insuring the existing and good title of any personal property due any contract beneficiary purchased through a Louisiana cemetery authority or other entity. (5) Submits evidence insuring that all personal property purchased through a Louisiana cemetery authority or other entity and being stored by said supplier is insured for casualty, theft, or other loss normally assumed by a compensated depositary and/or bailee for hire. Acts 1997, No. 921, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 8:502.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Cemeteries|§502.3. Trust fund exempt from seizure

RS 502.3 - Trust fund exempt from seizure Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, the principal of the trust fund and all income therefrom shall be exempt from seizure, under any writ, mandate, or process whatsoever, by the creditors of the beneficiaries, the trustee, the cemetery authority, or any person or other entity providing cemetery merchandise or services for which the trust fund was created. Acts 2010, No. 18, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 8:504 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Cemeteries|§504. Payments to purchaser; change of domicile

RS 504 - Payments to purchaser; change of domicile If after final payment a purchaser moves his domicile to a point that makes delivery of the personal property or services impossible or impractical, the trustee shall refund to the purchaser the principal amount of money on deposit to the credit of that particular contract, less the income earned thereon, which shall be paid to the seller.  Acts 1974, No. 417, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 8:505 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Cemeteries|§505. Annual reports by trustee, final accounting by trustee required

RS 505 - Annual reports by trustee, final accounting by trustee required A. Every year after August 15, 1997, the trustee, within ninety days after the close of the cemetery authority's business year, shall file with the board a financial report of the merchandise trust fund, setting forth the principal thereof, the investments and payments made therefrom, and the income earned and disbursed. The board may require the trustee to make such additional financial reports as it deems reasonably advisable. B. Within sixty days of the resignation of a trustee and transfer of the trust fund to the successor trustee, the resigning trustee shall file with the board a financial report of the merchandise trust fund, setting forth the principal thereof, the investments and payments made therefrom, and the income earned and disbursed from the last reporting period through the date of resignation and transfer of the trust fund to the successor trustee. Acts 1997, No. 921, §1; Acts 2014, No. 88, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 8:505.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Cemeteries|§505.1. Annual report by cemeteries or other entities; report filing fee

RS 505.1 - Annual report by cemeteries or other entities; report filing fee A. Each cemetery authority or other entity subject to the provisions of this Chapter shall file with the board, no later than six months after the close of the business year, a report setting forth the number of contracts written in the reporting period for the sale of personal property or services for future delivery subject to the provisions of R.S. 8:502 and 502.1(3) and (4), the gross sales, and gross receipts from sales of personal property or services for future delivery upon which deposits were made with the trustee pursuant to R.S. 8:502, and a merchandise inventory log detailing all personal property stored pursuant to R.S. 8:502.1(3), along with evidence that all stored personal property is insured against casualty, theft, and any loss normally assumed by a compensated depositary or bailee for hire. B. For each contract entered into in the reporting period and subject to the provisions of R.S. 8:502 and 502.1(3) and (4), the cemetery authority or other entity shall pay a report filing fee of not more than ten dollars per contract to cover the cost of the board's reasonable and ordinary expenses. Report filing fees shall be due and payable at the time of the filing of the report. Failure to pay the report filing fees within six months after the closure of the business year will result in a late fee of one hundred dollars. Acts 1997, No. 921, §1; Acts 2012, No. 98, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
LA Rev Stat § 8:505.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Cemeteries|§505.2. Resignation of trustee; orderly transfer of trust fund

RS 505.2 - Resignation of trustee; orderly transfer of trust fund Whenever a trustee resigns, the following documentation must be filed with the board to insure an orderly transfer of the trust fund from the resigning trustee to the successor trustee: (1) A written statement from the cemetery authority or other entity to the present trustee, requesting it resign as trustee of the trust fund, if the trust agreement permits or a written statement from the cemetery authority or other entity accepting the resigning trustee's resignation. (2) A written statement from the present trustee stating it will resign as trustee of the trust fund; or a written statement from the present trustee advising it wishes to resign as trustee of the trust fund, if the trust agreement permits. (3) A written statement from the successor trustee, qualified under R.S. 8:454(B)(1), accepting the trust fund. (4) A final accounting from the resigning trustee and a copy of the transmittal letter forwarding the assets of the trust fund to the successor trustee. (5) A written statement from the successor trustee acknowledging receipt of the assets of the trust fund. A list of the assets should be contained in the statement. Acts 1997, No. 921, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 8:506 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Cemeteries|§506. Examination by board; expenses

RS 506 - Examination by board; expenses  A. The board may examine the business of any cemetery authority or other entity that is engaged in making contracts for the sale of personal property or services as contemplated in this Chapter at the following time or times:  (1) Whenever it deems necessary but at least once every three years.  (2) Whenever the cemetery authority, other entity, or trustee in charge of merchandise trust funds fails to file the reports required by this Chapter.  (3) Whenever the board is requested by verified petition signed by twenty-five individuals purchasing personal property or services alleging that the cemetery authority or other entity is not in compliance with this Chapter, in which case the examination shall be at the expense of the petitioners.  B. The expense of the examination as provided herein shall not exceed two hundred fifty dollars per day for each examiner engaged in the examination, but when the examination requires more than two days, the cost shall be paid by the cemetery authority or other entity in an amount not to exceed a total of five hundred dollars, unless irregularities are found, in which case the cemetery authority or other entity shall pay the full cost of the examination.  C. In making such examination, the board shall:  (1) Have free access to the books and records relating to the merchandise trust funds; their collection and investment, and individual contracts for the sale of personal property or services as described in this Chapter; said books and records shall be made available for examination in the principal office of the cemetery authority, other entity or trustee located within the state of Louisiana.  (2) Inspect and examine the merchandise trust funds to determine their condition and the existence of the investments.  (3) Ascertain if the cemetery authority or other entity has complied with all laws applicable to merchandise trust funds.  Acts 1974, No. 417, §1; Acts 1997, No. 921, §1; Acts 2012, No. 98, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013; Acts 2015, No. 222, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 8:506.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Cemeteries|§506.1. Failure to make required deposits; action

RS 506.1 - Failure to make required deposits; action A. If any report filed with, or any examination made by, the board show that the minimum amounts required have not been collected and deposited in the merchandise trust fund, the board shall require the cemetery authority, or other legal entity required to establish a merchandise trust fund, to immediately comply with the requirements of this Title.  B.(1) Upon failure of the cemetery authority, or other legal entity, to comply, the board shall have the authority to institute legal proceedings in the district court, in the parish in which the cemetery is physically located for the purpose of recovering the amounts necessary to satisfy the deficiencies in the merchandise trust fund.  (2) The board may, in addition to the recovery mentioned in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, recover any and all reasonable costs, fees, and expenses, including but not limited to all examinations, audits, accountant and attorney's fees, administrative proceedings and hearings, and any other costs incurred in the enforcement of the provisions of this Title, and any other provisions of law notwithstanding.  (3) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, if the board fails to prove that the cemetery authority or other responsible party is not in compliance with the requirements of this Section, then the board shall not recover any costs, fees, or any expenses incurred by it and shall be responsible for paying all reasonable costs, fees, or expenses incurred by the cemetery authority or responsible party who was accused of not being in compliance.  Acts 1991, No. 430, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 8:507 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Cemeteries|§507. Nonwaiver of provisions of chapter

RS 507 - Nonwaiver of provisions of chapter Any provision of any contract for the sale of personal property or the performance of services herein contemplated which waives any of the provisions of this Chapter 8 shall be void.  Acts 1974, No. 417, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 8:508 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Cemeteries|§508. Penalties

RS 508 - Penalties Any cemetery authority or other entity, as defined in this Chapter 8, failing to make the required deposits to the trust fund or otherwise violating the provisions of this Chapter 8 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by fine of not less than two hundred dollars or more than one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment of not less than thirty days nor more than one year, or both, and each violation of this Chapter 8 shall constitute a separate offense.  Acts 1974, No. 417, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 8:509 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Cemeteries|§509. Trustee's duty of care

RS 509 - Trustee's duty of care The trust shall be administered in conformity with R.S. 8:465 with respect to the nature and character of the trust investments and the duties of the trustee. Acts 1974, No. 417, §1. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 428, §1; Acts 2004, No. 67, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 8:510 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Cemeteries|§510. Exceptions; trust fund transfers

RS 510 - Exceptions; trust fund transfers A. The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to any family burial ground or a religious, fraternal, municipal, state, or federal cemetery, except as otherwise provided in R.S. 8:510(B). B.(1) Whenever the ownership or management of a cemetery authority or other entity which has created a merchandise trust fund pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter is transferred and by virtue of such transfer becomes a family burial ground or a religious, fraternal, municipal, state, or federal cemetery, the existing merchandise trust fund shall be used only for those purposes set forth in the merchandise trust agreement, or as otherwise permitted by law. (2) The trustee of any such fund shall be a federally insured financial institution or trust company located in Louisiana and authorized to exercise trust or fiduciary powers under the laws of Louisiana or the United States. (3) The trust shall be administered in conformity with R.S. 8:465 with respect to the nature and character of the trust investments and the duties of the trustee. (4) No further contributions shall be required except for payments on those contracts in existence at the time of such transfer. (5) The provisions of R.S. 8:503, 504, 505, and 509 shall apply to the use and administration of such funds. Acts 1986, No. 113, §1; Acts 2004, No. 67, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 8:511 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Cemeteries|§511. Nonretroactive effect

RS 511 - Nonretroactive effect Notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the contrary, the provisions of this Chapter shall apply only to contracts that are entered into subsequent to July 31, 1974.  Acts 1986, No. 113, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 8:601 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Cemeteries|§601. Application of chapter

RS 601 - Application of chapter This chapter applies to all structures, including but not limited to mausoleums, tombs, columbariums, niches, lawn crypts and underground crypts used, intended to be used or converted or altered for use for the interment of the remains of two or more persons, whether erected under, above or partially below the surface of the earth.  Acts 1974, No. 417, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 8:602 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Cemeteries|§602. Standards of construction

RS 602 - Standards of construction No structure shall be built or altered for use or to be used for interment purposes unless constructed of such material and workmanship as will insure its durability and permanence. The cemetery authority shall have the right to establish and enforce standards of construction for all work done in the cemetery.  Acts 1974, No. 417, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 8:603 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Cemeteries|§603. Ordinances and specifications to be complied with

RS 603 - Ordinances and specifications to be complied with Each structure shall comply with the ordinances, specifications, and building codes relating to mausoleums and related structures of the state and of the parish and municipality in which the structure is located.  Acts 1974, No. 417, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 8:604 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Cemeteries|§604. Improper construction a nuisance; penalty

RS 604 - Improper construction a nuisance; penalty Every owner or builder of a structure erected or converted in violation of this title shall be guilty of maintaining a public nuisance and, upon conviction, shall be punishable by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars nor more than five thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not less than one month nor more than six months, or both.  Acts 1974, No. 417, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 8:605 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Cemeteries|§605. Construction in compliance with existing laws

RS 605 - Construction in compliance with existing laws The penalties of this chapter shall not apply as to any structure that is in existence on July 31, 1974, which at the time of construction was constructed in compliance with the laws then existing, provided its continued use is not in violation of the laws for the protection of the public health.  Acts 1974, No. 417, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 8:606 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Cemeteries|§606. Commencement and completion requirements; application form; application fee

RS 606 - Commencement and completion requirements; application form; application fee  A.(1) Prior to the first sale of a cemetery space or the right of use or interment in any cemetery space in a structure which has not yet been constructed, the cemetery authority shall submit to the board all of the following:  (a) A copy of the preliminary plans.  (b) A map or plat delineating the sections, blocks, plots, avenues, walks, halls, rooms, corridors, elevations, or other subdivisions, with descriptive name or numbers.  (c) A copy of all sales promotion material.  (d) A copy of the pre-construction sales contract.  (2) The cemetery authority shall submit the information required in this Subsection on an application form prescribed by the board, accompanied by an application fee of two hundred fifty dollars to cover the board's reasonable and ordinary expenses associated with determining compliance with applicable provisions of this Title.  B. A cemetery authority shall be required to commence construction pursuant to the plans filed with the board within forty-eight months after the date of the first sale of each section of the structure in which sales, contracts for sales, or reservations for sales are being made, and the construction of each such section shall be completed within five years after the date of the said first sale. However, extensions not to exceed one year, may be granted by the board for reasonable cause. Further extensions may be granted pursuant to Subsection C of this Section. If the structure is not completed within the time specified herein, all monies paid plus any monetary penalties assessed by the board shall be paid to the purchasers, unless the cemetery authority delivers a completed interment space acceptable to the purchaser in lieu of the interment space purchased.  C. The board, at its discretion, may grant an extension to the time period set forth in Subsection B of this Section based upon the occurrence of a force majeure event. Such an extension shall be granted only for reasonable cause. Each force majeure event shall be treated as a separate incident.  D. Failure to commence or complete a section within the time herein required shall be a misdemeanor punishable by fine of not less than two hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment of not less than thirty days nor more than one year, or both.  Acts 1974, No. 417, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1199, §1; Acts 2004, No. 66, §1; Acts 2010, No. 63, §1; Acts 2015, No. 222, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 8:651 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Cemeteries|§651. Interring or cremating

RS 651 - Interring or cremating Except in cases of lawful dissection or where a dead body shall rightfully be carried through or removed from the state for the purposes of interment or cremation elsewhere, every dead body of a human being lying within this state, and the remains of any dissected body, after dissection, shall be decently interred or cremated within a reasonable time after death. Acts 1974, No. 417, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 8:652 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Cemeteries|§652. Unlawful disposal of remains

RS 652 - Unlawful disposal of remains A. Except in the case of cremated remains or as otherwise provided by law, it shall be unlawful for any person to dispose of any human remains, except fetal remains, without first obtaining certification of the cause of death by the treating physician, parish coroner, or the authorized representative of the parish coroner. Disposal of such remains shall not be in any place other than a cemetery or a building dedicated exclusively for such purposes, and the remains shall be decently interred within a reasonable time after death.  B. Whoever violates this Section shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than three years, with or without hard labor, or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or both.  Acts 1991, No. 195, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 8:653 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Cemeteries|§653. Opening graves; stealing body; receiving same

RS 653 - Opening graves; stealing body; receiving same A. Every person who removes the dead body of a human being or any part thereof from a cemetery space where the same has been interred or is awaiting interment or cremation, without authority of law, with intent to sell the same, or for the purposes of securing a reward for its return, or for dissection, or from malice or wantonness, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than five years, or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or by both.  B. Whoever purchases or receives, except for interment or cremation, any such dead body or any part thereof, knowing that the same has been removed in violation of this section, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than three years or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or both.  C. Whoever opens a cemetery space, temporary or otherwise, or a building where a dead body is deposited while awaiting interment or cremation, with intent to remove said body or any part thereof, for the purpose of selling or demanding money or any other thing of value for the same, for dissection, from malice or wantonness, or with intent to sell or remove the coffin or of any part thereof, or anything attached thereto, or any vestment or other article interred or intended to be interred with the body, shall be punishable by imprisonment for not more than three years or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or both.  Acts 1974, No. 417, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 8:654 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Cemeteries|§654. Mutilating, disinterring human remains; penalty

RS 654 - Mutilating, disinterring human remains; penalty Whoever mutilates any human remains without authority of law shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than three years or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or both.  Acts 1974, No. 417, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 8:656 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Cemeteries|§656. Effect of authorization

RS 656 - Effect of authorization Any person signing any authorization for the interment of any remains warrants the truthfulness of any fact set forth in the authorization, the identity of the person whose remains are sought to be interred, and his authority to order the interment. Such person shall be personally liable for all damage occasioned by or resulting from breach of such warranty. Acts 1974, No. 417, §1; Acts 2003, No. 1243, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 8:657 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Cemeteries|§657. Right to rely on such authorization

RS 657 - Right to rely on such authorization The cemetery authority may inter any remains upon the receipt of a written authorization of a person representing himself to be the person who has the prior right to control the disposition of the remains in accordance with R.S. 8:655. A cemetery authority shall not be liable for interring pursuant to such authorization, unless it has actual notice that such representation is untrue. Acts 1974, No. 417, §1; Acts 2003, No. 1243, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 8:658 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Cemeteries|§658. Liability for damages; limitation

RS 658 - Liability for damages; limitation No action shall lie against any cemetery authority relating to the remains of any person which have been left in its possession for a period of sixty days, unless a written contract has been entered into with the cemetery authority for the care of such remains. Acts 1974, No. 417, §1; Acts 2003, No. 1243, §1.