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Tenn. Code Ann. § 46-3-101 Chapter definitions
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(1) As used in this chapter:(1) “Cemetery” has the same meaning as defined in § 46-1-102;(2) “Cemetery company” has the same meaning as defined in § 46-1-102;(3) “Community columbarium” means a structure, room, or space in a building or structure used, or intended to be used, for…
Tenn. Code Ann. § 46-3-102 Abandonment of interment rights
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(a) (a) An interment right is considered abandoned, and reverts to the cemetery company that owns or controls the cemetery where the right was purchased, if the following occurs:(1) Seventy-five (75) years passes without known contact with the recorded owner of the interment righ…
Tenn. Code Ann. § 46-4-101 Grounds affected — Facts that justify termination of use
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(1) This chapter, which is enacted for the public welfare in the exercise of the police powers of the state of Tennessee, applies to any burial ground in this state, including any land owned or controlled by cemetery companies, that the court to which jurisdiction is given by thi…
Tenn. Code Ann. § 46-4-102 “Interested persons” defined
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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires,“interested persons” means any and all persons who have any right or easement or other right in, or incident or appurtenant to, a burial ground as such, including the surviving spouse and children, or if no surviving …