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Tex. Health & Safety Code § 711.038

SALE OF PLOTS BY CEMETERY ORGANIZATIONS

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff

(a) A cemetery organization may sell and convey the exclusive right of sepulture in a plot:

(1) after a map or plat and a certificate or declaration of dedication are filed as provided by Section 711.034;

(2) subject to the rules of the cemetery organization and the restrictions in the certificate of ownership or other instrument of conveyance; and

(3) after payment in full of the purchase price of the plot.

(b) A certificate of ownership or other instrument evidencing the conveyance of the exclusive right of sepulture by a cemetery organization must be signed by the president or vice-president and the secretary or other officers authorized by the cemetery organization.

(c) A conveyance of the exclusive right of sepulture must be filed and recorded in the cemetery organization's office.

(d) A plot or a part of a plot that is conveyed as a separate plot by a certificate of ownership or other instrument may not be divided without the consent of the cemetery organization.

(e) A person is not required to be licensed or registered to sell a plot in a dedicated cemetery.

(f) A cemetery organization may not resell the exclusive right of sepulture in a plot unless the exclusive right of sepulture has been reacquired by the cemetery organization. A sanction or other penalty may not be imposed on a cemetery organization that violates this subsection unless:

(1) the state agency authorized to enforce this section provides the cemetery organization written notice of the violation; and

(2) the cemetery organization does not correct the violation before the 91st day after the date on which the cemetery organization received the notice.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.