Vermont § 5436 - Perpetual care fund A cemetery association established prior to June 1, 1933 may create a perpetual care fund out of surplus money on hand or that has been given to it by will, deed, or otherwise
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§ 5436. Perpetual care fund A cemetery association established prior to June 1, 1933 may create a perpetual care fund out of surplus money on hand or that has been given to it by will, deed, or otherwise
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A cemetery association established after such date shall create such a perpetual care
fund by applying thereto from the initial proceeds received from the sale of lots
or spaces for the permanent disposition of human remains a sum that shall be equivalent
to and not less than 20 percent of the sale price of each lot or space so sold, and
such association may at any time increase the same by the addition of surplus money
or property received by it by will, deed, or otherwise. (V.S. 1947, § 4071; 1947, No. 202, § 4072; P.L. § 3903; 1933, No. 49, § 24; amended 2021, No. 169 (Adj. Sess.), § 17, eff. January 1, 2023.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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