MCL - Index of Chapter 456

NOTE: Dates reflect any modification to item, not necessarily a change in law.
Title Subject
Chapter 456 CEMETERY ASSOCIATIONS
Act 87 of 1855 CEMETERY CORPORATIONS (456.1 - 456.36)
Section 456.1 Cemetery corporation; incorporators.
Section 456.2 Cemetery corporation; acquisition of land, encumbrance, payment; lease, restriction.
Section 456.3 Right of burial; definition.
Section 456.3a Right of burial; granting in tax delinquent lands prohibited.
Section 456.4 Right of burial; disposal by member.
Section 456.5 Member; right to vote.
Section 456.6 Meeting to incorporate; warrant.
Section 456.7 Meeting to incorporate; affidavit of notice.
Section 456.8 Board of trustees; election; terms.
Section 456.9 Officers; election; sexton or superintendent, appointment.
Section 456.10 Officers; vacancies.
Section 456.11 Officers; acceptance of office, bond.
Section 456.12 Officers; notice of election.
Section 456.13 Treasurer; bond.
Section 456.14 Officers; compensation.
Section 456.15 By-laws, rules and regulations.
Section 456.16 Certificate of organization; contents; signature; filing certificate with department of commerce.
Section 456.17 Laying out burial grounds; maps; filing map with department of commerce; certificate.
Section 456.18 Actions and suits; common seal.
Section 456.19 Reincorporation under act; lot owners in public burying ground, incorporation; transfer of rights from municipalities.
Section 456.20 Saving clause.
Section 456.21 Vacation of burying ground; procedure.
Section 456.22 Forfeited right of burial; disposal.
Section 456.23 Unused burial rights; sale on non-payment of assessment; reconveyance.
Section 456.24 Assessment; voting; notice of meeting.
Section 456.25 Assessment; record.
Section 456.26 Assessment; notice; payment, enforcement.
Section 456.27 Duties of officers defined by by-laws.
Section 456.28 Treasurer; duties.
Section 456.29 Records of rights of burial; form.
Section 456.30 Records of rights of burial; bound blanks, index.
Section 456.31 Price of lots or rights of burial.
Section 456.32 Price of lots or rights of burial; payment receipt.
Section 456.33 Certificate of right of burial.
Section 456.34 Potter's field.
Section 456.34a Witness fee; prohibition.
Section 456.35, 456.35a Repealed. 2008, Act 478, Imd. Eff. Jan. 12, 2009.
Section 456.35b Endowment care fund; exemption from care fund requirements.
Section 456.36 Additional land; taxation; conveyance.
Act 185 of 1929 CEMETERY CORPORATIONS; EXTENSION OF CORPORATE LIFE (456.51 - 456.52)
Section 456.51 Continuance of corporate existence.
Section 456.52 Extension of term of existence of corporation.
Act 12 of 1869 RURAL CEMETERY CORPORATIONS (456.101 - 456.119)
Section 456.101 Cemetery corporations; incorporators, name.
Section 456.102 Articles; signing, acknowledgment, contents.
Section 456.103 Payment by subscribers to articles of association.
Section 456.104 Annual meeting; election of board of directors; right to vote; special meetings.
Section 456.105 Board of directors; selection of officers.
Section 456.106 Board of directors; powers.
Section 456.106a Conveyance of land.
Section 456.107, 456.107a Repealed. 2008, Act 478, Imd. Eff. Jan. 12, 2009.
Section 456.108 Tax exemption.
Section 456.109 Burial rights; granting in lands subject to lien or tax delinquent lands prohibited.
Section 456.110 Highways, sewers or other public thoroughfares through grounds; right to purchase additional property.
Section 456.111 Saloons and amusements prohibited.
Section 456.112 Burial rights; transfer, rights of surviving spouse and next of kin.
Section 456.113 Repealed. 1977, Act 67, Imd. Eff. July 20, 1977.
Section 456.114 Use of firearms in cemetery; entering over fence; penalty.
Section 456.114a Witness fee; prohibition.
Section 456.115 Perpetual care fund; receipts; investment; bond; account.
Section 456.116 Non-profit corporation.
Section 456.117 Charter not deemed forfeited; filing articles; affidavit, report.
Section 456.118 Corporate name.
Section 456.119 List of corporations; compilation; forwarding to corporation and securities commission.
Act 14 of 1903 RURAL CEMETERY CORPORATIONS; EXTENSION OF CORPORATE LIFE (456.151 - 456.151)
Section 456.151 Continuance of corporate existence.
Act 10 of 1927 CEMETERY CORPORATIONS; TRANSFER OF RIGHTS TO MUNICIPAL CORPORATION (456.181 - 456.184)
Section 456.181 Cemetery corporations; sale to municipal corporation; definitions.
Section 456.182 Resolution of directors; special meeting; transfer of cemetery to municipal corporation.
Section 456.183 Notice of special meeting; publication.
Section 456.184 Legal rights and privileges unaffected by sale; duties of municipal corporation.
Act 58 of 1915 CREMATION COMPANIES (456.201 - 456.213)
Section 456.201 Cremation companies; incorporators, purposes.
Section 456.202 Articles of agreement; signing, acknowledgment, contents.
Section 456.203 Certificate of organization; signatures; filing certificate with department of commerce.
Section 456.204 Repealed. 2011, Act 112, Imd. Eff. July 20, 2011.
Section 456.205 Tax exemption; exception.
Section 456.206 Encumbrance of certain property prohibited; surety bond and cash bond.
Section 456.207 Annual meeting; election of directors, term; right to vote; special meetings.
Section 456.208 Officers; selection.
Section 456.209 Directors; powers.
Section 456.210 Records of cremations; contents.
Section 456.211 Records of niches.
Section 456.212 Grounds; laying out, improvement.
Section 456.213 Sale of niches; trust fund, investment and use.
Act 13 of 1882 (Ex. Sess.) VAULT ASSOCIATIONS (456.251 - 456.253)
Section 456.251 Articles of agreement; execution, acknowledgment, and filing; signers of articles and associates as body politic and corporate.
Section 456.252 Vault associations; articles of association, contents.
Section 456.253 Vault associations; corporate powers.
Act 337 of 1966 Repealed-STATE CEMETERY COMMISSION (456.501 - 456.514)
Act 251 of 1968 CEMETERY REGULATION ACT (456.521 - 456.543)
Section 456.521 Cemetery regulation act; short title.
Section 456.522 Definitions.
Section 456.522a Commissioner, spouse, or child; financial interest in cemetery, cemetery operations, supplier, or funeral establishment prohibited.
Section 456.523-456.527 Repealed. 1982, Act 132, Imd. Eff. Apr. 20, 1982.
Section 456.528 Commissioner; rules.
Section 456.529 Commissioner; hearings; investigations; oaths; testimony; witnesses; production of books and records; subpoena; abandoned cemeteries; failure to obey subpoena; perjury; violation of act, rule, or order; powers of commissioner; injunction or restraining order; appointment of receiver or conservator; powers; sale of cemetery; notice to creditors and filing of claims; denial of application; suspension or revocation of permit or registration.
Section 456.529a Performance of duties of commissioner; assistance from all departments, state agencies, public bodies corporate, committees, commissioners, officers of state, and any political subdivision.
Section 456.529b Consultants; contracts.
Section 456.530 Commissioner; auditing trust funds; registration of cemeteries; exemptions.
Section 456.531 Commissioner; registration fee; renewal blank and notice.
Section 456.532 Permit for registration required; acquisition of controlling interest in cemetery company; application for certificate of approval; contents; issuance; fee; noncompliance; escrow of endowment and perpetual care trust fund; prohibited use of funds; “controlling interest” defined.
Section 456.532a Examining affairs of cemetery or person; inspection or audit of books, papers, records, and documents; audit charges.
Section 456.533 Establishment of cemetery; application for permit; investigation fee; conduct of investigation; notice to commissioner of certain changes; order to void certain appointments.
Section 456.533a Circumstances causing person to be ineligible as cemetery owner or holder of controlling interest; factors for determining eligibility.
Section 456.534 Granting or refusing to grant permit; denial of application; procedures.
Section 456.535 Registration of cemetery; date; application; form; fee; expiration; procedure for denying registration; late penalty filing fee.
Section 456.535a Witness fee; prohibition.
Section 456.536 Irrevocable endowment and perpetual care trust fund; establishment and maintenance; commingling prohibited; annual report; application for modification or waiver; expenses; bundling of funds with common ownership; pooling of trust or escrow funds for investment purposes; agreement with regulated financial institutions with trust powers; deposits; agent or seller; deposit requirements; use of interest or income; merchandise trust account; deposit for sale of burial vaults or containers; repayment; installation of vault; contents of cemetery merchandise and services contract; annual reports; deficit in amount of required deposits; penalty; hearing; additional penalty; powers and jurisdiction of attorney general and courts; disposition of fees, charges, and penalties; notice of financial transaction or investment; failure to submit reports under subsections (12) and (13); civil actions.
Section 456.536a Preconstruction sales of crypts or niches.
Section 456.537 Right to possess space within cemetery; presumption of abandonment; certification; notice; record; remedies; transfer; sale; contract; publication on internet website; exception; intent of section; definitions.
Section 456.538 Denial, suspension, or revocation of permit or registration, and other disciplinary action; grounds; effect; fulfillment of contractual obligations and agreements; administrative fine.
Section 456.539 Denial, suspension, or revocation of permit or registration; notice of intent; hearing; decision.
Section 456.540 Appeal.
Section 456.541 Violations; penalties.
Section 456.542 Repeal.
Section 456.543 Effective date of act.