Title 8 — Title 8 — Cemeteries

Every cemetery corporation formed under the laws of the Territory or State of Oklahoma, shall be governed under the laws of the State of Oklahoma, and have such power conferred upon it and be subject to such duties as may be provided by the laws of the state. R.L.1910, § 380.

Debts must be paid. At least fifty percent (50%) of the gross proceeds of sales of blocks, lots, plots, or graves must be applied as often as every six (6) months to the payment of the debts and obligations of such corporation as long as such debts and obligations exist. R.L. 191…

When grounds purchased or otherwise acquired for cemetery purposes have been previously used as a burial ground, those who are lot owners at the time of the purchase continue to own the same and are members of the corporation, as hereinafter provided, with all the privileges the …

8 O.S. § 111 Repealed by Laws 2015, c. 284, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2015

8 O.S. § 112 Repealed by Laws 2015, c. 284, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2015

8 O.S. § 113 Repealed by Laws 2015, c. 284, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2015

8 O.S. § 114 Repealed by Laws 2015, c. 284, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2015

8 O.S. § 115 Repealed by Laws 2015, c. 284, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2015

Control by original corporators or successors. At each subsequent election of officers of any such corporation, held after the first annual election, the owner or owners of a lot in the cemetery, and none other, shall be entitled to one vote at such election, or for any other pur…

Supervision and control - Salary. In addition to the other officers of such corporation, it shall have an officer, known as its superintendent, whose duty it shall be to care for and protect the grounds of such cemetery and its appurtenances, and to enforce its bylaws, in relatio…

8 O.S. § 131 Repealed by Laws 2015, c. 284, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2015

8 O.S. § 132 Repealed by Laws 2015, c. 284, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2015

8 O.S. § 133 Repealed by Laws 2015, c. 284, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2015

8 O.S. § 134 Repealed by Laws 2015, c. 284, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2015

8 O.S. § 135 Repealed by Laws 2015, c. 284, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2015

8 O.S. § 136 Repealed by Laws 2015, c. 284, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2015

8 O.S. § 137 Repealed by Laws 2015, c. 284, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2015

8 O.S. § 138 Repealed by Laws 2015, c. 284, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2015

8 O.S. § 139 Repealed by Laws 2015, c. 284, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2015

officers - Appropriation of lot sale proceeds - Special meetings. Meetings of board of directors. The board of trustees or directors of such corporation shall hold a regular meeting without notice immediately following the annual meeting of the members on the first Tuesday in Jul…

8 O.S. § 140 Repealed by Laws 2015, c. 284, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2015

8 O.S. § 141 Repealed by Laws 2015, c. 284, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2015

If any provision of this act or application thereof to any person, property or circumstance is held invalid such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the pr…

commissioners. In any county of this state, the board of county commissioners is hereby authorized and empowered to utilize employees under its jurisdiction and county-owned tools, machinery, equipment, and materials for the purposes of opening and closing graves and maintaining …

The board of county commissioners is hereby authorized and empowered to accept and use monies and other items of value from private and governmental sources for the purposes of opening and closing graves and maintaining and improving said cemeteries in carrying out the intent and…

Annual meeting of members. The annual meeting of the members of such cemetery association shall be held each year as set by its board of directors or other applicable organization for the purpose of electing directors and transacting such other business as may come before the mee…

Regulations - Payment of debts - Application of lot sale proceeds. Duties of trustees or directors. The trustees or directors shall have the direction and control of the cemetery and other property of the corporation and shall have such other powers and duties not inconsistent wi…

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of properties and funds. Any surplus funds which said corporation may have in its treasury shall be invested by the board of directors in some perfectly secure real estate or securities, all of which shall be exempt from taxation, as is the property of other public corporations, …

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Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this Article, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than Twenty-five nor more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), and not less than thirty (30) days nor more than s…

The people of the state have a vital interest in the establishment of cemeteries and the maintenance, preservation and operation thereof. To protect the citizens of the state, to promote the public welfare and public health thereof, and to prevent and guard against cemeteries fro…

Hearings - Determination - Exceptions. (a) Any corporation, association, individual, partnership, trust, or any other organization however constituted which after the effective date of this act locates or establishes a cemetery, providing a grave, vault, columbarium, public mauso…

Public hearing - Expenses. (a) No organization subject to the provisions of this act shall locate or establish a cemetery in any county of this state except after a certificate of authority has been issued therefor by the board of county commissioners of the county wherein such c…

Any person who wilfully violates any provision of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine of not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not exceeding six (6) …

The board of county commissioners may, without fee or charge, transfer and convey any land owned by the county, which at the time of conveyance is being used for cemetery purposes, or is situated adjacent to a tract of land being used for cemetery purposes, to any cemetery associ…

Any cemetery in this state consisting of ten or more grave spaces, lots, crypts or niches, including but not limited to, locations on property held in fee title, by leasehold, estate or easement by the state, any county, municipality, district, religious or fraternal organization…

rights. Any relative of the deceased who wishes to visit an abandoned cemetery which is completely surrounded by privately owned land, for which no public ingress or egress is available, shall have the right to reasonable ingress or egress for the purpose of visiting such cemeter…

A. After a period of seventy-five (75) years since the last recorded activity on a burial space, as defined by the Perpetual Care Fund Act, and after a reasonable search for heirs and beneficiaries, an unused burial site shall be abandoned and the right of ownership in the burial…

Every cemetery in this state shall have the power to establish and impose reasonable charges for the burial of persons in the cemetery, unless prohibited by law. Failure to pay such charges shall be a misdemeanor and upon conviction be punishable by a fine of not less than Two Hu…