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§ 5-102. Application of title

West's Annotated Code of MarylandBusiness RegulationEffective: October 1, 2017

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Business Regulation (Refs & Annos)
Title 5. Cemeteries (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 1. Definitions; General Provisions (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2017
MD Code, Business Regulation, § 5-102
§ 5-102. Application of title
Currentness
(a) The registration and permitting provisions of this title do not apply to:
(1) a person that owns and operates a bona fide religious-nonprofit cemetery in this State;
(2) a cemetery owned by a nonprofit organization created before 1900 by an act of the General Assembly;
(3) a county, city, or municipal corporation that owns and operates a cemetery in the State;
(4) a veterans' cemetery operated by the State; or
(5) a private family cemetery that does not conduct public sales.
(b) This title does not apply to:
(1) the operation of a funeral establishment, including the sale of burial goods in the ordinary course of the funeral establishment's business;
(2) the operation or ownership of a crematory in which a person who is licensed and regulated under Title 7 of the Health Occupations Article owns a greater percentage of the crematory than a registered cemeterian, registered seller, or holder of a permit for the operation of a cemetery or burial goods business;
(3) the operation or ownership of a crematory or incinerator at a licensed medical facility or educational institution;
(4) a licensed funeral director acting within the scope of the funeral director's license; or
(5) a mortician acting within the scope of the mortician's license.

Credits

Added by Acts 1997, c. 675, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 1998, c. 151, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1998; Acts 1998, c. 152, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1998; Acts 1999, c. 680, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1999; Acts 2001, c. 186, § 1, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2007, c. 348, § 2, eff. July 1, 2007; Acts 2010, c. 450, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010; Acts 2012, c. 368, § 1, eff. July 1, 2012; Acts 2017, c. 631, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017.
MD Code, Business Regulation, § 5-102, MD BUS REG § 5-102
Current with legislation effective through July 1, 2023, from the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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