Mississippi § 41-43-39 - Operation as perpetual care cemetery; procedure by existing organizations.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 41-43-39 — Operation as perpetual care cemetery; procedure by existing organizations., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 41-43-39. Operation as perpetual care cemetery; procedure by existing organizations.
Any such organization, subject to the provisions of Sections 41-43-31 through 41-43-53, which is organized and engaged in business prior to May 6, 1958, shall be a perpetual care cemetery if: It shall, by July 5, 1958, have placed the entire principal and all accrued interest in any perpetual care fund then in its possession, or in the possession of trustees designated by it, in trust, to be administered as set forth in Sections 41-43-37 and 41-43-38. Should such perpetual care fund be less than ten percent (10%) of the gross selling price of all burial spaces, crypts or inurnment niches sold, such organization shall have deposited into the perpetual care fund such additional money as may be necessary to cause the fund to be ten percent (10%) of all gross sales prior to May 6, 1958. It shall, at all times after May 6, 1958, comply with the requirements of a perpetual care cemetery as set forth in Sections 41-43-37 and 41-43-38.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 41-43-39 ("Operation as perpetual care cemetery; procedure by existing organizations.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. 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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