Missouri Chapter 214 — Cemeteries

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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.010— Local government may acquire and dispose of cemeteries within boundaries —..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.020— City may establish perpetual care cemetery fund — receive gifts —..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.030— Cemetery lots, conveyed by deed
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.035— Conveyance of cemetery property to political subdivision, when — notice of..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.040— Plots and records of cemeteries to be maintained, where — requirements
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.041— Construction of roads prohibited in cemetery — exceptions
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.050— Power to vacate streets vested in county commissions
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.060— Petition to be presented to county commission — remonstrance may be filed
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.070— Terms defined
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.080— Proceedings to enlarge
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.090— Family burying grounds, how secured
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.120— Costs, who liable for
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.130— County commission and incorporated cemetery company to receive grants and..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.131— Tombstones, fences, destroying or mutilating in abandoned family or private..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.132— Visiting abandoned family or private burying ground surrounded by private..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.140— Property placed in trust for benefit of cemeteries
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.150— County commissions shall become trustees and custodians
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.160— Investment or lending of trust funds — investment manager, duties —..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.170— May designate responsible organization or individual to administer the income
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.180— Shall keep record of receipts and disbursements
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.190— Cemetery not subject to execution, dower or partition — exception
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.200— Title, how obtained to lands used for burial purposes
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.205— Violation of nuisance ordinance — abandonment — action authorized — costs —..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.208— Disinterment authorized, when — consent required, when — cemetery owner not..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.209— Abandonment of burial site, rights revert to cemetery
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.210— Certain cities may accept or acquire cemetery lands
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.220— Lands or shares subject to all vested rights
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.230— City may acquire money or funds, how
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.240— City may provide and enforce rules and regulations
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.250— Proceedings to establish cemetery in first class counties — petition by..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.260— Penalty for violation
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.270— Definitions
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.275— License, cemeteries — division's powers and duties — limitations
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.276— Refusal to issue license, grounds — complaint, procedure
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.277— Injunctions, restraining orders, other court remedies available — venue
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.280— Election to operate as endowed care cemetery filing with division of..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.282— Voidability of contracts, exceptions
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.283— Notification of burial lands — registry of cemeteries to be kept by..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.300— Nonendowed cemetery may qualify as endowed, when — minimum care and..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.310— Endowed care and maintenance fund, minimum amount — bond — posting of sign,..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.320— Deposits in fund required, amount — annual report, form furnished by..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.325— Required deposits — deficiency — effect — penalty
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.330— Endowed care fund held in trust or segregated account — requirements —..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.335— Contributions to endowed care fund for memorial or monument — deficiency,..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.340— Report required — content — oath — filing required
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.345— Sale of cemetery plot — written statement to be given to purchaser — copy..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.360— Private use of trust funds prohibited
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.363— Bankruptcy, assignment for benefit of creditors, endowed care fund exempt
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.365— Cemetery failing to provide maintenance — abandonment or ceasing to..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.367— Sale of assets, notice required — prospective purchaser of endowed care..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.370— Nonendowed cemetery to post signs and give notice of its character
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.380— Nonendowed section of endowed care cemetery — signs and notice
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.385— Moving of grave marker, replacement — delivery of item of burial merchandise
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.387— Burial merchandise or services, deferral of delivery, when — escrow..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.389— Suspension of distribution, when, procedure
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.390— Existing cemeteries to operate under law — local law applicable
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.392— Division of professional registration, duties and powers in regulation of..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.400— Citation of law
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.410— Violation of law, penalty
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.450— Indian cemeteries, how established — trust fund authorized
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.455— Destruction or defacing any cemetery property, penalty
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.500— Cemeteries acquired by a city at tax sales or as nuisances may be sold
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.504— No liability for new cemetery operators, when — rights of holders of..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.508— Previous cemetery owner liable, when
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.512— New cemetery owner not liable for deficiencies, exception
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.516— Registration as an endowed care cemetery, when — compliance with endowed..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.550— Scatter gardens, operation by churches maintaining religious cemeteries —..