GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2013

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SENATE BILL 607

Short Title:        Exempt Certain Columbariums/Cemetery Act.		(Public)
Sponsors:	Senator Hise (Primary Sponsor).
Referred to:	Commerce.

April 4, 2013

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT Exempting certain columbariums from the north carolina cemetery act.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 65-47 reads as rewritten:

"§ 65-47.  Scope.

(a)        The provisions of this Article shall apply to all persons engaged in the business of operating a cemetery as defined herein, except cemeteries owned and operated by governmental agencies or churches.

(b)        Any cemetery beneficially owned and operated by a fraternal organization or its corporate agent for at least 50 years prior to September 1, 1975, shall be exempt from the provisions of Article 9 of this Chapter.

(c)        The provisions of this Article shall not apply to persons licensed under Article 13D of Chapter 90 of the General Statutes when engaging in activities for which a license is required under the Article.

(d) A columbarium that is built on the grounds of a private gated or self-contained retirement community, funded solely by the residents of that community, and reserved exclusively for the residents' use shall be exempt from the provisions of Article 9 of this Chapter."

SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.