§ 703. Reasonable access for visitation
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 9 Pa.C.S.A. Burial GroundsEffective: February 20, 2018
Effective: February 20, 2018
9 Pa.C.S.A. § 703
§ 703. Reasonable access for visitation
(c) Private cemeteries and private family cemeteries.--The owner of property where a private cemetery or private family cemetery is located shall grant an individual reasonable ingress and egress to a burial plot in the private cemetery or the private family cemetery for the purpose of visiting the burial plot.
(d) Residential buildings.--For cemeteries, private cemeteries or private family cemeteries where a residential building is located on the real property, the owner of the real property may determine that reasonable access includes prearranged times for visitation and the methods of ingress and egress to the burial plot.
(f) Immunity.--The cemetery company or the owner of real property where a cemetery, private cemetery, private family cemetery or burial plot is located shall, in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct, be immune from liability in a civil suit, claim or cause of action arising out of access granted under this section.
Credits
2017, Dec. 21, P.L. 1205, No. 64, § 2, effective in 60 days [Feb. 20, 2018].
9 Pa.C.S.A. § 703, PA ST 9 Pa.C.S.A. § 703
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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