Cemetery Act for Perpetually Maintained Cemeteries
20-17-1018. Permanent maintenance fund - Penalties.
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In addition to the civil provisions of this subchapter, it shall be unlawful for any person to: |
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Advertise or operate all or part of a cemetery as a perpetual care or permanent maintenance cemetery without holding a valid permit issued by the Arkansas Cemetery Board; or |
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Fail to place the required contributions into the permanent maintenance fund or to remove any principal of the permanent maintenance fund from trust. |
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| (b) | Any person who is in willful violation of subsection (a) of this section shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than six thousand dollars ($6,000) or by imprisonment in the state penitentiary for not more than six (6) years, or by both fine and imprisonment. |
| History. Acts 1977, No. 352, § 21; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-426.21; Acts 1997, No. 295, § 10. | |