New Jersey § 45:27-7
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 45:27-7, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 45:27-7.
a. A cemetery company organized in accordance with this act after December 1, 1971
shall not operate a cemetery unless the company is a nonprofit corporation organized
and operated in compliance with Title 15A of the New Jersey Statutes and has been
issued a certificate of authority to do so by the board. b. The application for a certificate of authority by a cemetery company shall be made
in writing under oath in the form established by the board. Public notice of an application shall be provided in the agenda of the board for
the first meeting of the board following receipt of the application. All applications shall be subject to public access. The application shall contain the information that the board requires to determine: (1) the necessity for the services the applicant seeks to provide, considering present
or future public need and convenience, land or territorial qualifications; and (2) the applicant's fitness and ability to: perform proposed services; conform to
this act and to board requirements; and comply with health protection regulations
of the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, the New Jersey Department
of Environmental Protection, or a local health authority. c. The application fee and all other fees required pursuant to this act shall be set
by the board by regulation. The application fee shall not be required from any company that existed before December
1, 1971, which no longer has cemetery land to sell, and exists solely for maintenance
and preservation of the cemetery. d. The board shall not act on an application for 60 days after receipt of an application,
and shall only act after public notice of the application has been provided. If the board receives a written objection to the application, it shall hold a hearing
on notice to the objector and the applicant before it acts on the application. e. A cemetery company organized prior to December 1, 1971 shall not continue to operate
a cemetery unless the company has been issued a certificate of authority by the board. The board shall grant the company a certificate of authority preserving any rights
and obligations of its charter subject to applicable law and regulations.
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What does New Jersey Statutes § 45:27-7 cover?
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