District Of Columbia § 43-121 - Place of burial.
Full text of District Of Columbia D.C. Code § 43-121 — Place of burial., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 43-121. Place of burial.
43-121No person shall bury or cause to be buried within said District the body or part of the body of any deceased person, except in such grounds as were known and used as public or private burial grounds on January 1, 1902, or such as shall thereafter be designated by the Mayor of said District and authorized by him to be used as such.
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Section 43-121 ("Place of burial.") is part of the D.C. Code, the codified statutory law of District Of Columbia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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