Minnesota § 306.28 - PROPERTY SALES BY PUBLIC CEMETERY ASSOCIATIONS

Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 306.28 — PROPERTY SALES BY PUBLIC CEMETERY ASSOCIATIONS, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 306.28. PROPERTY SALES BY PUBLIC CEMETERY ASSOCIATIONS

A public cemetery association which owns land that is or may be no longer used for the burial of the dead may exercise any or all of the following powers:

(1) to institute and prosecute to final judgment an action to determine adverse claims to the land in accordance with the laws relating to actions to determine adverse claims;

(2) to sell and convey the land; or

(3) to transfer and assign any funds or other property it may possess to another public cemetery association serving the same community in the burial of the dead.

None of these powers shall be exercised as long as any dead remain buried in the cemetery.

History:

(7580) 1921 c 234 s 1; 1988 c 469 art 5 s 1

Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes

Source: official Minnesota text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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What does Minnesota Statutes § 306.28 cover?

Section 306.28 ("PROPERTY SALES BY PUBLIC CEMETERY ASSOCIATIONS") is part of the Minnesota Statutes, the codified statutory law of Minnesota. 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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