Louisiana § RS 8:453 - Cemeteries in existence on August 1, 1962; acts prohibited
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 8:453 — Cemeteries in existence on August 1, 1962; acts prohibited, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 8:453. Cemeteries in existence on August 1, 1962; acts prohibited
No owner of a cemetery in existence on August 1, 1962, who previously to such date has not sold or contracted to sell any interment space in the cemetery with a provision for perpetual or endowed care, shall thereafter advertise or otherwise hold out to the public that the cemetery or any individual interment space therein is entitled to perpetual or endowed care unless the owner has established a trust fund for perpetual or endowed care as provided by this Chapter.
Acts 1974, No. 417, §1; Acts 2022, No. 574, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 8:453 ("Cemeteries in existence on August 1, 1962; acts prohibited") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. 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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