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DC Code § 43-117 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 43 - Cemeteries and Crematories|Chapter 1 - Cemetery Associations; Regulatory Provisions|§ 43-117. Register of burials; contents

It shall be the duty of the owner or owners of any cemetery or cemeteries in the District to cause to be kept in the office of the superintendent or person in charge of such cemetery or cemeteries a register showing the number of each lot, the name, age, cause of death, and date of burial of each person or persons buried in any such lot or grave space, and the number of the burial permit authorizing such burial. In cases of disinterment said register shall show the date of such disinterment and the number of the official permit therefor opposite the name of the person whose remains are disinterred. Such register shall be at all times open to inspection by duly authorized representatives of the Department of Health and of the Police Department of said District.  (Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1296, ch. 854, § 673; Mar. 2, 2007, D.C. Law 16-191,§§ 8(a), 65(a), 53 DCR 6794.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 27-117. 1973 Ed., § 27-116. Effect of Amendments D.C. Law 16-191 substituted “Health” for “Human Services”.
DC Code § 43-118 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 43 - Cemeteries and Crematories|Chapter 1 - Cemetery Associations; Regulatory Provisions|§ 43-118. Superintendent of cemetery to register at Department of Health

It shall be the duty of the superintendent or person in charge of any cemetery or other place for the disposal of dead bodies of human beings in the District of Columbia to register his or her name at the office of the Department of Health of said District, giving full name, residence, and place of business, and in case of removal from one place to another in said District to make change in such register accordingly.  (Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1296, ch. 854, § 674; Mar. 2, 2007, D.C. Law 16-191,§§ 8(b), 65(b), 53 DCR 6794.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 27-118. 1973 Ed., § 27-117. Effect of Amendments D.C. Law 16-191 substituted “Health” for “Human Services”.
DC Code § 43-119 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 43 - Cemeteries and Crematories|Chapter 1 - Cemetery Associations; Regulatory Provisions|§ 43-119. Movement or disposal of tissue taken from dead body

The Council of the District of Columbia may, by act, authorize tissue banks operating pursuant to subchapter III of Chapter 15 of Title 7, or other persons subject to regulations made pursuant to subchapter II-A or III of Chapter 15 of Title 7, or both, to remove, transport, or dispose of tissue taken from such dead body.  (Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1296, ch. 854, §§ 675, 676; Sept. 22, 1950, 64 Stat. 904, ch. 985, § 1; Sept. 10, 1962, 76 Stat. 536, Pub. L. 87-656, § 10; May 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 270, Pub. L. 91-268, § 9(f); Oct. 8, 1981, D.C. Law 4-34, § 29(c)(1), 28 DCR 3271; Apr. 15, 2008, D.C. Law 17-145, § 30(g)(1), 55 DCR 2532; Mar. 25, 2009, D.C. Law 17-353, § 230(f), 56 DCR 1117.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 27-119. 1973 Ed., § 27-119a. Section References This section is referenced in § 7-1531.01, § 7-1541.01, § 7-1541.02, § 7-1541.03, § 7-1541.04, § 7-1541.06, § 7-1541.07, § 43-106, and § 43-107. Effect of Amendments D.C. Law 17-145 substituted “subchapter II-A” for “subchapter II”. D.C. Law 17-353 validated a previously made technical correction.
DC Code § 43-120 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 43 - Cemeteries and Crematories|Chapter 1 - Cemetery Associations; Regulatory Provisions|§ 43-120. Keeping and exhibiting dead bodies

No dead body or part thereof shall be kept in said District in such manner as to give rise to any offensive odors to the annoyance of any person or persons in the neighborhood or to the public, nor so as to be exposed to the public view; nor shall any such body or part thereof be permitted by the person or persons having custody or control of it to remain unburied for a longer period than 1 week after death without permission of the Director of the Department of Health, unless it has been cremated or deposited in the vault of some cemetery; nor shall any person publicly exhibit in said District, for pay or otherwise, any dead body of any human being or any part of such body without a permit from the Director of the Department of Health of said District so to do, except such exhibition be in connection with some government museum or with some institution of learning permanently located in said District.  (Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1297, ch. 854, § 677; Aug. 1, 1950, 64 Stat. 393, ch. 513, § 1; Oct. 8, 1981, D.C. Law 4-34, §§ 29(c)(2), 30(b)(1), 28 DCR 3271; Mar. 2, 2007, D.C. Law 16-191, §§ 8(c), 65(c), 53 DCR 6794.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 27-120. 1973 Ed., § 27-120. Section References This section is referenced in § 7-1531.21, § 43-126, and § 43-128. Effect of Amendments D.C. Law 16-191 substituted “Health” for “Human Services”.
DC Code § 43-121 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 43 - Cemeteries and Crematories|Chapter 1 - Cemetery Associations; Regulatory Provisions|§ 43-121. Place of burial

No person shall bury or cause to be buried within said District the body or part of the body of any deceased person, except in such grounds as were known and used as public or private burial grounds on January 1, 1902, or such as shall thereafter be designated by the Mayor of said District and authorized by him to be used as such.  (Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1297, ch. 854, § 678.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 27-121. 1973 Ed., § 27-121. Change in Government This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to a single Commissioner. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
DC Code § 43-122 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 43 - Cemeteries and Crematories|Chapter 1 - Cemetery Associations; Regulatory Provisions|§ 43-122. Mode of burial

No body shall be buried in said District in any vault unless the coffin be separately entombed in properly cemented stone or brick work, so as to render such vault airtight; such vault, after having been sealed, shall not be opened within 10 years; no body shall be temporarily deposited in any vault for a longer period than 1 month, unless such body is in an hermetically sealed metallic case, nor in any instance for a longer period than 1 year.  (Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1297, ch. 854, § 679.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 27-122. 1973 Ed., § 27-122.
DC Code § 43-123 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 43 - Cemeteries and Crematories|Chapter 1 - Cemetery Associations; Regulatory Provisions|§ 43-123. Reopening graves; graves of pestilential disease victims

No grave in said District shall be reopened, except for the purpose of disinterment, within 10 years after burial of a person above 12 years of age, or within 8 years after the burial of a child under 12 years of age, unless the grave has been, in the first instance, of sufficient depth to permit subsequent interments, in which case a layer of earth of not less than 1 foot thick shall be left undisturbed over the previously buried coffin, unless such coffin has been separately entombed in properly cemented stone or brick work; but if on reopening any grave the soil be found to be offensive, such soil shall not be disturbed. In no case shall a grave be opened in which has been buried the body of any person who has died of Asiatic cholera, yellow fever, typhus fever, smallpox (including varioloid), leprosy, the plague, tetanus, diphtheria, or scarlet fever; provided, that the Director of the Department of Health of the District of Columbia may, in his discretion, authorize the opening, under sanitary precautions, of any such grave, and the disinterment and reinterment in the same grave or other suitable burial ground, of the dead body of any person who has died of any of the contagious diseases enumerated above.  (Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1297, ch. 854, § 680; Jan. 20, 1936, 49 Stat. 1095, ch. 12; Aug. 1, 1950, 64 Stat. 393, ch. 513, § 1; Mar. 2, 2007, D.C. Law 16-191, §§ 8(d), 65(d), 53 DCR 6794.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 27-123. 1973 Ed., § 27-123. Effect of Amendments D.C. Law 16-191 substituted “Health” for “Human Services”.
DC Code § 43-124 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 43 - Cemeteries and Crematories|Chapter 1 - Cemetery Associations; Regulatory Provisions|§ 43-124. Crematories; consent of property owners; permit

No person shall, in the District of Columbia, build or maintain a crematory or other device for destroying human bodies, except within the limits of some duly-established cemetery in said District unless such person or persons has in writing the consent of the owners of more than one-half of the property within a radius of 200 feet from the place where such crematory is to be erected and maintained and a permit from the Mayor of said District for the erection and maintenance of such crematory or other device; such permit to be for a term of years, not exceeding 5, to be specified therein; provided, that this section shall not apply to such crematories or other devices for destroying human bodies as may have been erected and were in operation on March 3, 1901.  (Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1298, ch. 854, § 682; Aug. 1, 1950, 64 Stat. 393, ch. 513, § 1.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 27-124. 1973 Ed., § 27-124. Change in Government This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to a single Commissioner. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
DC Code § 43-125 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 43 - Cemeteries and Crematories|Chapter 1 - Cemetery Associations; Regulatory Provisions|§ 43-125. Embalming; removal of tissue immediately after death

It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to embalm, inject, or by any similar method preserve the dead body, or part of the dead body, of any human being in said District within 4 hours after death or before the issue of the death certificate; and in case the death is believed to be due to other than natural causes, or the cause thereof is unknown, such embalming, injecting, or preserving shall at no time be done unless such death certificate has been signed or approved by the Chief Medical Examiner. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, whenever any person is pronounced dead by a physician duly licensed or duly registered under Chapter 29 of Title 3, tissue donated in accordance with the provisions of subchapter II-A or III of Chapter 15 of Title 7 may be removed by or under the supervision of a person licensed under the authority of § 7-1541.03 for preservation in a tissue bank operating pursuant to subchapter III of Chapter 15 of Title 7 [§ 7-1541.01 et seq.], or for use in accordance with the provisions of subchapter II-A of Chapter 15 of Title 7 [§ 7-1521.21 et. seq.], without regard for any time limitation, or for any permit or certificate requirement, established by this section; provided, that with respect to a dead human body in the custody of the Chief Medical Examiner or under his jurisdiction, no tissue shall be removed therefrom for preservation except with the specific approval of the Chief Medical Examiner in each case.  (Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1298, ch. 854, § 683; Aug. 1, 1950, 64 Stat. 393, ch. 513, § 1; Sept. 10, 1962, 76 Stat. 537, Pub. L. 87-656, § 11; May 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 270, Pub. L. 91-268, § 9(e); July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 578, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 160(a)(1); Oct. 8, 1981, D.C. Law 4-34, § 30(b)(2), 28 DCR 3271; Apr. 15, 2008, D.C. Law 17-145, § 30(g)(2), 55 DCR 2532; Mar. 25, 2009, D.C. Law 17-353, § 230(f), 56 DCR 1117.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 27-125. 1973 Ed., § 27-125. Section References This section is referenced in § 7-1531.01, § 7-1541.02, § 7-1541.03, § 7-1541.04, § 7-1541.06, and § 7-1541.07. Effect of Amendments D.C. Law 17-145 substituted “subchapter II-A of Chapter 15 of Title 7” for “subchapter II of Chapter 15 of Title 7”. D.C. Law 17-353 validated a previously made technical correction.
DC Code § 43-126 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 43 - Cemeteries and Crematories|Chapter 1 - Cemetery Associations; Regulatory Provisions|§ 43-126. Penalty

Any person who shall violate or aid and abet in violating any of the provisions of § 43-120 shall, upon conviction thereof by competent judicial authority, be punished, for each offense, by a fine of not more than $200, or by imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both.  (Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1298, ch. 854, § 684; Oct. 8, 1981, D.C. Law 4-34,§ 29(c)(3), 28 DCR 3271.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 27-126. 1973 Ed., § 27-126.
DC Code § 43-127 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 43 - Cemeteries and Crematories|Chapter 1 - Cemetery Associations; Regulatory Provisions|§ 43-127. Prosecutions

Prosecutions hereunder shall be in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, in the name of said District; provided, that any person or persons so tried shall have the privilege, when demanded, of a trial by jury, as in other jury cases in said Superior Court of the District of Columbia.  (Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1298, ch. 854, § 685; Apr. 1, 1942, 56 Stat. 190, ch. 207, § 1; July 8, 1963, 77 Stat. 77, Pub. L. 88-60, § 1; July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 570, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 155(a).)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 27-127. 1973 Ed., § 27-127.
DC Code § 43-128 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 43 - Cemeteries and Crematories|Chapter 1 - Cemetery Associations; Regulatory Provisions|§ 43-128. Court-ordered disinterment or disposal of ashes not affected

Sections 43-101 to 43-114 , 43-116 to 43-118 , and 43-120 to 43-128 (except § 43-119) shall not be construed to: (1) Interfere with or prevent the disinterment of any body in accordance with § 11-2311 [repealed]; or (2) Interfere with the disposal of the ashes of bodies which have been cremated.  (Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1298, ch. 854, § 686; June 30, 1902, 32 Stat. 534, ch. 1329, § 686; June 25, 1936, 49 Stat. 1921, ch. 804; June 25, 1948, 62 Stat. 991, ch. 646, § 32(a), (b); May 24, 1949, 63 Stat. 107, ch. 139, § 127; July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 578, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 160(a)(2); Oct. 8, 1981, D.C. Law 4-34, § 29(c)(4), 28 DCR 3271.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 27-128. 1973 Ed., § 27-128.
DC Code § 43-129 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 43 - Cemeteries and Crematories|Chapter 1 - Cemetery Associations; Regulatory Provisions|§ 43-129. Cremation required in certain cases. [Repealed]

Repealed.  (Apr. 20, 1906, 34 Stat. 123, ch. 1641, § 1; Oct. 19, 2000, D.C. Law 13-172, § 2919(c), 47 DCR 6308.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 27-129. 1973 Ed., § 27-129. Emergency Legislation For temporary (90-day) repeal of sections, see § 2919(c) of the Fiscal Year 2001 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2000 (D.C. Act 13-376, July 24, 2000, 47 DCR 6574). For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 2919(c) of the Fiscal Year 2001 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2000 (D.C. Act 13-438, October 20, 2000, 47 DCR 8740).
DC Code § 43-130 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 43 - Cemeteries and Crematories|Chapter 1 - Cemetery Associations; Regulatory Provisions|§ 43-130. Public crematory established. [Repealed]

Repealed.  (Apr. 20, 1906, 34 Stat. 123, ch. 1641, § 2; Feb. 22, 1921, 41 Stat. 1144, ch. 70, § 7; June 28, 1944, 58 Stat. 533, ch. 300, § 18; Dec. 4, 1967, 81 Stat. 532, Pub. L. 90-173, § 1; Oct. 19, 2000, D.C. Law 13-172, § 2919(c), 47 DCR 6308.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 27-130. 1973 Ed., § 27-130. Emergency Legislation For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 2919(c) of the Fiscal Year 2001 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2000 (D.C. Act 13-438, October 20, 2000, 47 DCR 8740).
DC Code § 43-131 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 43 - Cemeteries and Crematories|Chapter 1 - Cemetery Associations; Regulatory Provisions|§ 43-131. Act for promotion of anatomical science not affected by crematory law

Nothing in §§ 43-129 to 43-131 shall be construed as repealing or in any way modifying any of the provisions of Chapter 2 of Title 3.  (Apr. 20, 1906, 34 Stat. 124, ch. 1641, § 3.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 27-131. 1973 Ed., § 27-131.
DC Code § 44-151.01 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 44 - Charitable and Curative Institutions|Chapter 1A - Continuing Care Retirement Communities|§ 44-151.01. Definitions

For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) “Assisted living” means an assisted living residence as defined in § 44-102.01(4). (2) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of the Department of Insurance, Securities, and Banking. (3) “Continuing care facility” means a building, or complex of buildings under one management at one or more sites, if continuing care services are provided. (4) “Continuing care services” means the continuum of care, ranging from independent living to assisted living to nursing home care, provided pursuant to a contract for the life of the individual purchasing the services or for a period of not less than one year. (5) “Entrance fee” means a payment that assures a resident a place in a facility for a term of at least a year or for life. (6) “Hazardous financial condition” means a provider is insolvent or in imminent danger of becoming insolvent. (7) “Independent living” means an individual residing in a continuing care facility’s living unit with no need for specialized health care services beyond general preventative health care. (8) “Living unit” means a room, apartment, cottage, or other area within a continuing care facility set aside for the exclusive use or control of one or more identified residents. (9) “Nursing home” means a nursing home as defined in § 44-501(3). (10) “Provider” means the promoter, developer, or owner, whether a natural person, partnership, or other unincorporated association, however organized, trust, or corporation, whether operated for profit or not, or any other person, that solicits or undertakes to provide continuing care services. (11) “Resident” means a purchaser of, a nominee of, or a subscriber to, a continuing care contract.  (Apr. 5, 2005, D.C. Law 15-270, § 101, 52 DCR 799.)  Section References This section is referenced in § 31-1201.
DC Code § 44-151.03 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 44 - Charitable and Curative Institutions|Chapter 1A - Continuing Care Retirement Communities|§ 44-151.03. Revocation of license

(a) The license of a provider shall remain in effect until revoked after notice and hearing, upon written findings of fact, that the provider has: (1) Willfully violated any provision of this chapter or of any related rule or order; (2) Failed to file an annual disclosure statement or standard form as required by law; (3) Failed to deliver to prospective residents the required disclosure statements; (4) Delivered to prospective residents a disclosure statement that makes an untrue statement or omits a material fact and the provider, at the time of the delivery of the disclosure statement, had actual knowledge of the misstatement or omission; (5) Failed to comply with the terms of a cease and desist order; or (6) Been or is in imminent danger of being determined to be in a hazardous financial condition. (b) The Commissioner may suspend the license of a provider, after notice and hearing, for any of the violations in subsection (a) of this section and set forth the conditions necessary to correct the violations, including whether a provider can enter into new continuing care service contracts while suspended. (c) The Commissioner may, in lieu of suspension or revocation of the license of a provider issued pursuant to this chapter, after notice and hearing, order a provider to take corrective action or levy an administrative penalty in an amount not more than $50,000 per violation. (d) Upon review of an order of the Commissioner revoking a license, a court may determine whether a factual finding by the Commissioner is clearly erroneous. (e) If there is good cause to believe that the provider is guilty of a violation for which revocation could be ordered, the Commissioner may first issue a cease and desist order. The cease and desist order shall be subject to notice and hearing within 10 days of the order. If the cease and desist order is not or cannot be effective in remedying the violation, the Commissioner may, after notice and hearing, issue an order that the license be revoked and surrendered. The provider may accept new applicant funds while the revocation order is under appeal provided the funds are escrowed pending results of the appeal.  (Apr. 5, 2005, D.C. Law 15-270, § 103, 52 DCR 799.)
DC Code § 44-151.04 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 44 - Charitable and Curative Institutions|Chapter 1A - Continuing Care Retirement Communities|§ 44-151.04. Sale or transfer of ownership

(a) No provider or other owning entity shall sell or transfer ownership of the facility, or enter into a contract with a third-party provider for management of the facility, unless the transfer or contract has been approved by the Commissioner. The Commissioner shall have 90 days from receipt of the transfer documents or contract in which to review and to approve or disapprove the transfer or contract. If the transfer or sales contract or third-party management contract is approved, the new provider or third-party manager shall have 90 days in which to meet the licensing requirements and to obtain a license to operate the facility in their own name. The Commissioner, with the consent of the applicant, may extend this 90-day period for up to an additional 60 days. (b) Upon receipt of an application for the sale or transfer of ownership of the facility or for execution of a contract with a third-party provider for management of the facility, the Commissioner shall, within 10 business days, issue a notice of filing to the applicant. Within 90 days of the notice of filing, the Commissioner shall enter an order issuing the license or rejecting the application. If the Commissioner fails to act within 90 days of the notice of filing, the application shall be deemed denied.  (Apr. 5, 2005, D.C. Law 15-270, § 104, 52 DCR 799.)