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2007 Laws of Maryland
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Ch. 348
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(L) (1) BEGINNING WITH A REPORT DUE ON DECEMBER 1, 2008, THE
DIRECTOR SHALL CONDUCT AN INVENTORY OF ALL KNOWN BURIAL SITES IN
THE STATE AND SHALL UPDATE THE INVENTORY AND REPORT EVERY 5 YEARS
TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2-1246 OF THE STATE
GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, ON THE NUMBER OF FOR-PROFIT CEMETERIES,
NONRELIGIOUS-NONPROFIT CEMETERIES, BONA FIDE RELIGIOUS-NONPROFIT
CEMETERIES, VETERANS' CEMETERIES, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT-OWNED
CEMETERIES.
(2) BEGINNING DECEMBER 1, 2008, THE DIRECTOR SHALL
ANNUALLY ASSESS THE RATE OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE REGISTRATION,
PERMIT, AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF THIS TITLE BY COMPARING THE
LISTS REQUIRED UNDER SUBSECTION (I)(1)(II) AND (III) OF THIS SECTION WITH
THE MOST RECENT INVENTORY OF ALL KNOWN BURIAL SITES CONDUCTED
UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION.
(3) BEGINNING WITH A REPORT DUE ON JANUARY 31, 2009, FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2008, THE DIRECTOR SHALL REPORT ANNUALLY TO THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2-1246 OF THE STATE
GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ACTION PLAN, IF
APPROPRIATE, TO ADDRESS ANY NONCOMPLIANCE ISSUES IDENTIFIED BY THE
ASSESSMENT REQUIRED UNDER PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION.
5-205.
[(a) There is a Cemetery Oversight Fund.]
[(b)] (A) (1) By regulation, the Director shall establish reasonable fees
and a fee schedule for the issuance and renewal of registrations and permits.
(2) In establishing the fees, the Director shall consider the size of the
business, whether the business is for profit or designated as tax exempt under §
501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, the volume of business conducted, and the type of
services provided, including the percentage of preneed contracts written.
[(e) The fees charged shall be set so as to approximate the direct and indirect
cost of maintaining the Office.
(d) The Director shall pay all funds collected under this title to the
Comptroller who shall distribute the fees to the Cemetery Oversight Fund.
(e) (1) The Fund shall be used to cover the actual documented direct and
indirect costs of fulfilling the statutory and regulatory duties of the Office.
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