§ 19a-295 Ownership and management of burial grounds. Town appropriations
§ 19a-296 Cemetery associations
§ 19a-297 Bylaws. Sexton
§ 19a-298 Cemetery associations with capital stock organized prior to 1855
§ 19a-299 Trust funds for care of cemeteries
§ 19a-300 Funds for care of cemetery lots
§ 19a-301 Establishment and management of perpetual funds. Accounting
§ 19a-302 Takeover of fund. Appointment of cemetery committee
§ 19a-303 Acceptance of legacy
§ 19a-304 Care of funds by towns
§ 19a-305 Probate Court may make allowance for care of lot
§ 19a-306 Cemeteries in adjoining towns
§ 19a-307 Sale of abandoned or unused lots
§ 19a-308 Care of neglected cemeteries. Civil and criminal liability for undertaking care and maintenance
§ 19a-308a Abandoned cemeteries. Acquisition by municipality. Notice requirements. Objections. Vesting of title with municipality
§ 19a-308b Neglected cemetery account
§ 19a-309 Headstones at soldiers’ graves
§ 19a-310 Approval of vaults above ground by Department of Public Health. Fees
§ 19a-311 Inspection. Burial prohibited until certificate obtained
§ 19a-312 Mausoleums and columbariums. Maintenance. Court order re removal of body for interment. Public nuisance
§ 19a-313 Burials above ground restricted
§ 19a-314 Penalty
§ 19a-314a Disclosure of dispute resolution procedure relating to the sale of any item or service by a town, ecclesiastical society or cemetery association which owns, manages or controls a cemetery. “Cemetery” defined
§ 19a-315 “Ancient burial place”, “burial ground authority” and “grave marker” defined
§ 19a-315a Use of ancient burial place
§ 19a-315b Protection of grave markers
§ 19a-315c Maintenance of burial places
§ 19a-315d Places and manner of burial. Exceptions. Penalty
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Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes > Chapter 368j - Cemeteries

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