Virginia § 57-39.4 - Notice to owner of record; publication
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 57-39.4 — Notice to owner of record; publication, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 57-39.4. Notice to owner of record; publication
At least 20 days before the date fixed for the hearing, a notice declaring that the unoccupied cemetery lot has been presumed to be abandoned and setting forth the date fixed for the hearing shall be (i)(a) served personally upon the recorded owner thereof, or his heirs, if the recorded owner is known by the cemetery to be dead and upon such heirs whose names and addresses have been filed with the cemetery, or (b) served by mailing the notice by registered mail to the last known address of the recorded owner thereof, or his heirs, if the recorded owner is known by the cemetery to be dead and to such heirs whose names and addresses have been filed with the cemetery, and (ii) published once a week for four consecutive weeks in a newspaper having general circulation in the city or town in which the cemetery is located. It shall be the duty of such recorded owner or his heirs to appear and answer to the allegations of a petition filed pursuant to § 57-39.3. Any such appearance and answer shall rebut the presumption of abandonment.
1962, c. 264; 1964, c. 111; 2020, c. 669.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Code of Virginia § 57-39.4 cover?
Section 57-39.4 ("Notice to owner of record; publication") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. 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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