Texas § HS.712.022 - OPERATION OF PERPETUAL CARE CEMETERY
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§ HS.712.022. OPERATION OF PERPETUAL CARE CEMETERY
OPERATION OF PERPETUAL CARE CEMETERY. A corporation authorized by law to operate a perpetual care cemetery but not doing so may do so if the corporation: (1) complies with the requirements of this chapter for obtaining a certificate of authority; and (2) establishes a fund as provided by Section 712.021 in an amount equal to the larger of: (A) the amount that would have been paid into the fund if the cemetery operated as a perpetual care cemetery from the date of the cemetery's first sale of plots; or (B) the minimum amount provided by Section 712.004 . Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 634, Sec. 32, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 532 (H.B. 2495 ), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1336 (S.B. 1167 ), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2011.
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Section HS.712.022 ("OPERATION OF PERPETUAL CARE CEMETERY") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. 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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