Perpetual care funds

R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-18-8.1., under Chapter 23-18 Cemeteries.

R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-18-8.1.

(a) All funds paid to or held by an agency for the purpose of funding the perpetual care of cemetery lots, crypts, or niches shall be maintained in a separate perpetual care fund, and shall not be commingled with any other funds of the agency; and

(b) Not less than twenty percent (20%) of the sale price of a cemetery lot, crypt, or niche sold with perpetual care shall be deposited by the agency in the perpetual care fund.