Texas § HS.711.061 - REQUIREMENTS FOR LAWN CRYPTS
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§ HS.711.061. REQUIREMENTS FOR LAWN CRYPTS
REQUIREMENTS FOR LAWN CRYPTS. (a) A lawn crypt may not be installed unless: (1) the lawn crypt is constructed of concrete and reinforced steel or other comparably durable material; (2) the lawn crypt is installed on not less than six inches of rock, gravel, or other drainage material; (3) the lawn crypt provides a method to drain water out of the lawn crypt; (4) the outside top surface of the lawn crypt at the time of installation is at least 1-1/2 feet below the surface of the ground as required by Section 714.001 (a)(2) and is capable of withstanding the weight of the soil and sod above the top surface and the weight of machinery and equipment normally used in the maintenance of the cemetery; (5) the lawn crypt is installed in a garden or other section of the cemetery that has been dedicated for lawn crypt interment purposes in accordance with Section 711.034 ; and (6) the lawn crypt is installed in multiple units of 10 or more or as prescribed by Subsection (b). (b) A lawn crypt that is part of a private estate may be installed in fewer than 10 units. For purposes of this subsection, a private estate is a small section of a cemetery that has the following characteristics: (1) is sold under a single contract; (2) is usually offset from other burial sites; (3) allows for interment of several members of the same family or their designees; and (4) is identified on the plat for cemetery property as a private estate in accordance with Section 711.034 . Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1389, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 532 (H.B. 2495 ), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1336 (S.B. 1167 ), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.
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