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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>81764</law_id><section_number>54.1-2312.1</section_number><catch_line>Resale of interment right; conditions for resale transaction; contents of transfer form; approval by cemetery company</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>54.1-2312</reference><reference>54.1-2312.2</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="54.1">Professions and Occupations</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="II">Professions and Occupations Regulated by the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation and Boards Within the Department</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="23.1">Cemetery Operators, Perpetual Care Trust Funds and Preneed Burial Contracts</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> No person shall participate as a <span class="dictionary">seller</span> in more than four consummated <span class="dictionary">resale</span> transactions in any calendar year except as authorized by this section or &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Resale of interment right by certain churches and religious organizations" href="/54.1-2312.2/">54.1-2312.2</a>. <a id="paragraph-292928" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-2312.1/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> Unless exempted by subsection A, no <span class="dictionary">resale</span> transaction shall be valid unless: <a id="paragraph-292929" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-2312.1/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> The <span class="dictionary">resale</span> is <span class="dictionary">at-need</span>; <a id="paragraph-292930" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-2312.1/#B1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> The <span class="dictionary">seller</span> is (i) a funeral director, embalmer, establishment, or service licensed pursuant to Chapter 28 (&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Definitions" href="/54.1-2800/">54.1-2800</a> et seq.) or (ii) a <span class="dictionary">cemetery company</span> licensed pursuant to this chapter; <a id="paragraph-292931" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-2312.1/#B2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B3" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> No more than one <span class="dictionary">interment</span> right is transferred by the transaction; <a id="paragraph-292932" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-2312.1/#B3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B4" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> Any merchandise, personal property, or service purchased in the original pre-need transaction is transferred with the <span class="dictionary">interment</span> right; <a id="paragraph-292933" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-2312.1/#B4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B5" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">5.</span> The <span class="dictionary">resale</span> is approved, pursuant to subsection C, by the <span class="dictionary">cemetery company</span> that owns the cemetery in which the <span class="dictionary">interment</span> right exists; and <a id="paragraph-292934" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-2312.1/#B5"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B6" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">6.</span> The <span class="dictionary">seller</span> provides written notice to the buyer that the <span class="dictionary">resale</span> transaction is contingent upon (i) approval by the <span class="dictionary">cemetery company</span> that owns the cemetery in which the <span class="dictionary">interment</span> right exists, (ii) payment of the cemetery transfer fee, and (iii) compliance with the provisions of this section. <a id="paragraph-292935" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-2312.1/#B6"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> A <span class="dictionary">cemetery company</span> shall approve a <span class="dictionary">resale</span> transaction upon receipt of a valid transfer form that has been acknowledged by the buyer as required by subsection D 6, a reasonable cemetery transfer fee to be set by the <span class="dictionary">cemetery company</span>, and a copy of the bill of sale or other document confirming the <span class="dictionary">resale</span>, provided such approval is consistent with the current rules and regulations of the <span class="dictionary">cemetery company</span>. <a id="paragraph-292936" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-2312.1/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D"><p><span class="prefix-number">D.</span> The transfer form shall be provided by the <span class="dictionary">seller</span> to the buyer at the time of the <span class="dictionary">resale</span> and shall be valid only when signed by the <span class="dictionary">seller</span>, buyer, and <span class="dictionary">cemetery company</span>. At a minimum, the transfer form shall contain the following information: <a id="paragraph-292937" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-2312.1/#D"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> The name and address of each <span class="dictionary">seller</span> and buyer; <a id="paragraph-292938" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-2312.1/#D1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> The valid license number of each <span class="dictionary">seller</span> under Chapter 28 (&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Definitions" href="/54.1-2800/">54.1-2800</a> et seq.) or under this chapter; <a id="paragraph-292939" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-2312.1/#D2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D3" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> A complete description of the location of the property for which the <span class="dictionary">interment</span> right is being sold; <a id="paragraph-292940" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-2312.1/#D3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D4" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> A clear disclosure of the cemetery transfer fee; <a id="paragraph-292941" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-2312.1/#D4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D5" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">5.</span> The name, address, and telephone number of the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> and a statement that the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> is the regulatory agency that handles consumer complaints; and <a id="paragraph-292942" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-2312.1/#D5"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D6" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">6.</span> An acknowledgement that the buyer has read, understands, and agrees to abide by the current rules and regulations of the cemetery and its current general price list, as applicable.
				The information required to be included in the transfer form by subdivisions 1 through 5 shall be provided by the <span class="dictionary">seller</span>. <a id="paragraph-292943" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-2312.1/#D6"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="E"><p><span class="prefix-number">E.</span> In the event a <span class="dictionary">resale</span> is not approved by the <span class="dictionary">cemetery company</span> under this section, the <span class="dictionary">resale</span> transaction shall be void and within 30 days the <span class="dictionary">seller</span> shall refund to the buyer any and all moneys paid pursuant to the transaction and the buyer shall return to the <span class="dictionary">seller</span> any merchandise or personal property that was transferred to the buyer by the <span class="dictionary">seller</span> as a part of the <span class="dictionary">resale</span>. <a id="paragraph-292944" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-2312.1/#E"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2011, c. 792; 2013, c. 395.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
