South Dakota § 55-11-15 - Certain persons operating cemeteries exempted from provisions regarding sale of merchandise and services--Maintenance of funds.
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§ 55-11-15. Certain persons operating cemeteries exempted from provisions regarding sale of merchandise and services--Maintenance of funds.
Any person, corporation, partnership, association or other entity engaged in the business of owning, maintaining or operating a cemetery in the state of South Dakota prior to July 1, 1986, shall be exempt from the provisions of this chapter for purposes of the sale through the cemetery of merchandise and services incidental to a burial service. Except that such person, corporation, partnership, association or other entity engaged in the cemetery business shall maintain at least seventy percent of all money paid under a prearranged burial contract in the manner set forth in §§ 55-11-1, 55-11-2 and 55-11-5.1.
Source: SL 1986, ch 408, § 15A.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 55-11-15 ("Certain persons operating cemeteries exempted from provisions regarding sale of merchandise and services--Maintenance of funds.") is part of the South Dakota Codified Laws, the codified statutory law of South Dakota. 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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