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Such agreement shall provide for reinterment in some suitable repository. For purposes of this article, the sprinkling of ashes or their burial in a biodegradable container on private residential property, not subject to regulation under Chapter 3 (\u00a7 57-22 et seq.) of Title 57, shall not constitute the creation of a cemetery or graveyard.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":300421,"text":"Whenever it becomes necessary for the Commissioner of Highways to acquire land or other interest therein for the purposes set forth in this title, and such land to be acquired is a part or the whole of a cemetery or graveyard owned by any person, church, association, corporation, or other legal entity that has the legal authority to make disposition of the same, the Commissioner of Highways may enter into agreements with such person, church, association, corporation, or other legal entity for the removal of any remains that may be interred upon the land. Such agreement shall provide for reinterment in some suitable repository. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1960, chapter 308; in 1970, chapter 322; in 1992, chapter 714; in 2014, chapter 805<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":87407,"section_number":"33.2-1032","catch_line":"Commissioner of Highways may file petition for condemnation when no agreement can be reached; notice of condemnation proceedings","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-1032\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":57062,"section_number":"57-22","catch_line":"Conveyance of land to trustees or local governing body for cemetery use","order_by":null,"url":"\/57-22\/"}],"permalink":{"id":205509,"object_type":"law","relational_id":83817,"identifier":"33.2-1031","token":"33.2\/II\/10\/2\/33.2-1031","url":"\/33.2-1031\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-1031\/","token":"33.2\/II\/10\/2\/33.2-1031","dublin_core":{"Title":"Commissioner of Highways may enter into agreement with person, church, association, etc","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-1031","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Whenever it becomes necessary for the Commissioner of Highways<\/span> to acquire land or other interest therein for the purposes set forth in this title, and such land to be acquired is a part or the whole of a cemetery or graveyard owned by any person, church, association, corporation, or other legal entity that has the legal authority to make disposition<\/span> of the same, the Commissioner of Highways<\/span> may enter into agreements with such person, church, association, corporation, or other legal entity for the removal of any remains that may be interred upon the land. Such agreement shall provide for reinterment in some suitable repository. For purposes of this article, the sprinkling of ashes or their burial in a biodegradable container on private residential property, not subject to regulation under Chapter 3 (\u00a7 57-22<\/a> et seq.) of Title 57, shall not constitute the creation of a cemetery or graveyard.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOMMISSIONER OF HIGHWAYS MAY ENTER INTO AGREEMENT WITH PERSON, CHURCH,\nASSOCIATION, ETC (\u00a7 33.2-1031)\n\nWhenever it becomes necessary for the Commissioner of Highways to acquire land\nor other interest therein for the purposes set forth in this title, and such\nland to be acquired is a part or the whole of a cemetery or graveyard owned by\nany person, church, association, corporation, or other legal entity that has the\nlegal authority to make disposition of the same, the Commissioner of Highways\nmay enter into agreements with such person, church, association, corporation, or\nother legal entity for the removal of any remains that may be interred upon the\nland. Such agreement shall provide for reinterment in some suitable repository.\nFor purposes of this article, the sprinkling of ashes or their burial in a\nbiodegradable container on private residential property, not subject to\nregulation under Chapter 3 (\u00a7 57-22 et seq.) of Title 57, shall not constitute\nthe creation of a cemetery or graveyard.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 33-75.1; 1960, c. 308; 1970, c. 322, \u00a7 33.1-133; 1992,\nc. 714; 2014, c. 805.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}