Tenn. Code Ann. § 46-1-101

Application — Short title — Penalty

Known as the Cemetery Act

The act spans §§ 46–46 (44 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Betty Saint Rogers v. Louisville Land Company (2012)

Most recently applied in Betty Saint Rogers v. Louisville Land Company (April 2012)

Acts 1968, ch. 557, § 1; 1973, ch. 272, § 1; T.C.A., § 46-101; Acts 1986, ch. 693, § 3; 1989, ch. 591, § 1; 2006, ch. 1012, § 2.

(1) This chapter applies to all cemeteries, community and public mausoleums, whether operated for profit or not for profit, within this state, except cemeteries exempt under § 46-1-106. Cemeteries existing on or after January 1, 2007, shall be operated in accordance with this chapter and chapter 2 of this title, which together shall be known and may be cited as the “Cemetery Act of 2006.” The chapter also applies to all contracts executed subsequent to January 1, 2007.

(2) Unless otherwise specified, any person violating this chapter commits a Class A misdemeanor.

Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.