PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 675

Maryland be renumbered to be Section(s) 5-501 through 5-504 to be under the amended
subtitle "Subtitle 5. Cemetery Property"; 5-601 through 5-608 to be under the amended
subtitle "Subtitle 6. Perpetual Care"; 5-701 through 5-712 and the subtitle "Subtitle 7.
Preneed Burial Contracts"; 5-505 and 5-506; and 5-802 and the subtitle "Subtitle 8.
Miscellaneous Provisions", respectively.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland
read as follows:

Article - Business Regulation

Subtitle 1. Definitions; GENERAL PROVISIONS.

5-101.

(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.

(B) (1) "BURIAL GOODS" MEANS GOODS THAT ARE USED IN CONNECTION
WITH BURIAL

(2) "BURIAL GOODS" INCLUDES:

(I) A CASKET;

(II) A GRAVE LINER;

(III) A MEMORIAL;

(IV)   A MONUMENT;

(V)    A SCROLL;

(VI)   AN URN;

(VII)  A VASE; AND

(VIII) A VAULT.

(b) (C) [(1) "Burial" means all final disposition of human remains.

(2) "Burial" includes:

(i) earth burial;

(ii) mausoleum entombment; and

(iii) niche or columbarium interment.] "BURIAL GOODS BUSINESS"
MEANS A BUSINESS THAT PROVIDES BURIAL GOODS.

(c) (D) (1) "Cemetery" means land used or to be used for burial.

(2) "Cemetery" includes a structure used or to be used for burial.

(D) (E) "DIRECTOR" MEANS THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF CEMETERY
OVERSIGHT.

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