South Carolina Code 40-8-220. Disclosure of conditions for free burial rights; basic maintenance requirements; religious code isolation designations
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(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.
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 40-8-220
- Cared-for: means the physical 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. See South Carolina Code 40-8-30
- Cemetery: means a place used, dedicated, or designated for cemetery purposes including any one or combination of:
(a) perpetual care cemeteries;
(b) burial parks for earth interment;
(c) mausoleums;
(d) columbariums. See South Carolina Code 40-8-30 - Cemetery company: means a legal entity that owns or controls cemetery lands or property and conducts the business of a cemetery, including all cemeteries owned and operated by cemetery sales organizations or cemetery management organizations or any other entity. See South Carolina Code 40-8-30
- Person: means an individual, entity, corporation, partnership, joint venture, or association. See South Carolina Code 40-8-30
(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.