MS SB2199

Requires private landowners and lessees to allow reasonable access to cemeteries, graves, and burial sites located on their property for family members, descendants, plot owners, and researchers who provide reasonable notice

Landowners may designate reasonable frequency, hours, duration, and access routes for cemetery visits; motor vehicle access requires an existing road and written owner permission

When property owners cannot be located after diligent search, up to 4 authorized persons may walk directly to the site for no more than 1 hour while wearing fluorescent clothing and notifying the county sheriff

Persons accessing cemeteries must not harass livestock, damage crops or property, and are liable for any damage caused; landowners owe no duty except to refrain from willful injury to visitors

Individuals denied reasonable access may seek a court injunction to obtain ingress and egress rights, though monetary damages cannot be awarded for denial of access