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MS HB199
Bill
Status
2/2/2010
Primary Sponsor
Alyce Clarke
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AI Summary
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Requires all cemeteries in Mississippi that provide burial lots for compensation to file information with the Secretary of State, including maps designating which lots contain human remains.
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Directs the Secretary of State to develop and implement a burial lot filing system with maps to be filed at intervals no less frequently than once per year.
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Requires county boards of supervisors and chancery clerks to provide the Secretary of State with a list of all cemeteries selling burial lots in their counties by October 31, 2010.
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Authorizes the Secretary of State to impose monetary penalties up to $1,000 per violation for failure to comply with filing requirements.
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Adds a new felony offense punishable by up to 6 years imprisonment or $10,000 fine for digging up human remains for the purpose of reselling the burial lot.
Legislative Description
Burial lots; require cemeteries providing for compensation to make filing of with Secretary of State.
Last Action
Died In Committee
2/2/2010