Missouri § 214.504 - No liability for new cemetery operators, when — rights of holders of contracts for burial.
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§ 214.504. No liability for new cemetery operators, when — rights of holders of contracts for burial.
Any cemetery operator who purchases a cemetery from a city pursuant to sections 214.500 to 214.516 shall not be liable for any wrongful interments or errors made in the sale of plots prior to the cemetery operator's purchase of the cemetery, nor shall such cemetery operator be liable for multiple ownership of plots sold by such cemetery operator due to a lack of adequate records in such cemetery operator's possession at the time of such cemetery operator's purchase of such cemetery from the city, provided the cemetery operator offers a plot of equal value for the interment, if such party can prove ownership of the right to bury a person by presenting a contract for the right to burial.
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(L. 1997 H.B. 592 § 2 merged with S.B. 58 § 2, 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 214.504 ("No liability for new cemetery operators, when — rights of holders of contracts for burial.") 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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