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S.C. Code Ann. § 40-8-220

Disclosure of conditions for free burial rights; basic maintenance requirements; religious code isolation designations

Known as the South Carolina Perpetual Care Cemetery Act

The act spans §§ 40–40 (26 sections).

2002 Act No. 322, SECTION 10A.

(A) A cemetery company which offers free burial rights to a person or group of persons, at the time of the offer, clearly shall state all conditions upon which the offer is made.

(B) Cemeteries must be maintained to present a cared-for appearance including, but not limited to, shrubs and trees pruned and trimmed, flower beds weeded, drives maintained, and lawns mowed when needed equivalent to once a week during grass growing season with ample rainfall.

(C) Cemetery companies may provide by their bylaws, regulations, contracts, or deeds the designations of parts of cemeteries for the specific use of persons whose religious code requires isolation.

Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.