Missouri § 214.345 - Sale of cemetery plot — written statement to be given to purchaser — copy of annual report to be available to public.
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§ 214.345. Sale of cemetery plot — written statement to be given to purchaser — copy of annual report to be available to public.
1. Any cemetery operator who negotiates the sale of burial space in any cemetery located in this state shall provide each prospective owner of burial space a written statement, which may be a separate form or a part of the sales contract, which states and explains in plain language that the burial space is part of an endowed care cemetery; that the cemetery has established and maintains the endowed care trust fund required by law; and that the information regarding the fund described in section 214.340 is available to the prospective purchaser. If the burial space is in a nonendowed cemetery, or in a nonendowed section of an endowed care cemetery, the cemetery operator shall state he has elected not to establish an endowed care trust fund.
2. The operator of each endowed care cemetery shall, upon request, give to the public for retention a copy of the endowed care trust fund annual report prepared pursuant to the provisions of subsection 1 of section 214.340.
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(L. 1990 H.B. 1079, A.L. 1994 S.B. 496 merged with S.B. 701, A.L. 2010 H.B. 1692, et al. merged with H.B. 2226, et al. merged with S.B. 754)
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Source: official Missouri text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 214.345 ("Sale of cemetery plot — written statement to be given to purchaser — copy of annual report to be available to public.") is part of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, the codified statutory law of Missouri. 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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