New Jersey § 16:1-7
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 16:1-7, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 16:1-7.
a. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, rule or regulation to the contrary,
a religious corporation, association, organization or society, however formed or incorporated,
that owns or controls a cemetery or that engages in the management, operation or sales
of or for a cemetery, whether directly or indirectly, or the owner or operator of
a religious cemetery, is prohibited from engaging, directly or indirectly, in: (1) the ownership, manufacture, installation, sale, creation, inscription, provision
or conveyance, in any form, of memorials; (2) the ownership, manufacture, installation, sale, creation, provision or conveyance,
in any form, of vaults, including vaults installed in a grave before or after sale
and including vaults joined with each other in the ground; (3) the ownership, manufacture, installation, sale, creation, provision or conveyance,
in any form, of a mausoleum intended for private use, which shall not include a mausoleum
built for use by or sale to the general public membership of a religious organization; (4) the ownership or conduct of any funeral home or mortuary, or the engaging in the
business or profession of funeral directing or mortuary science; (5) the sale, renting or leasing of any of its real property dedicated to cemetery
purposes, for the location of a funeral home or mortuary or the conduct of the business
or profession of funeral directing or mortuary science; or (6) the entering into a management contract to authorize control of its cemetery related
operations with any entity that, directly or indirectly, in this State, engages in
the ownership or conduct of a funeral home or mortuary or that engages in the business
or profession of funeral directing or mortuary science. b. As used in this act: (1) “ funeral directing ,” “ mortuary ” and “ mortuary science ” shall have the same meanings as set forth in section 3 of P.L.1952, c. 340 ( C.45:7-34 ); and (2) “ mausoleum ,” “ memorial ” and “ vault ” shall have the same meanings as set forth in section 2 of P.L.2003, c. 261 ( C.45:27-2 ).
Frequently Asked Questions About New Jersey § 16:1-7
What does New Jersey Statutes § 16:1-7 cover?
Section 16:1-7 is part of the New Jersey Statutes, the codified statutory law of New Jersey. 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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