Section 14-119 - Cemeteries located in Carroll County. - Maryland Statutes

§ 14-119. Cemeteries located in Carroll County.
 

(a)  "Cemetery" defined.- In this section: 

(1) "Cemetery" means the land or structures in Carroll County identified by the Carroll County Genealogical Society that are used for the interment of human remains; and 

(2) "Cemetery" includes a grave, burial ground, monument, or gravestone. 

(b)  Exemptions.- This section does not apply to a permanent cemetery that is owned by: 

(1) A cemetery company regulated under Title 5 of the Business Regulation Article; 

(2) A nonprofit organization; or 

(3) A governmental unit within the State. 

(c)  Requirements.- A person who owns land in Carroll County on which all or a part of a cemetery is located shall: 

(1) Record the location of the cemetery without using a survey in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Carroll County; and 

(2) Give written notice of the location of the cemetery without using a survey to any prospective buyer of the land. 

(d)  Removal of human remains, monument, or gravestone.- A person who removes any human remains, monument, or gravestone from a cemetery located on land in Carroll County shall: 

(1) Comply with § 10-402 or § 10-404 of the Criminal Law Article; 

(2) Place the human remains, monument, or gravestone in a permanent cemetery in Carroll County; and 

(3) Record the new location of the human remains, monument, or gravestone in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Carroll County. 

(e)  Recordation.- The Clerk of the Circuit Court for Carroll County shall index and file documents received under this section in the land records under the grantor index. 
 

[1991, ch. 623; 1994, ch. 3, § 1; 2002, ch. 213, § 6.]