                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

SALE OF ABANDONED CEMETERY LOT (§ 57-39.6)

At any time after entry of the decree adjudicating any unoccupied cemetery lot
to be abandoned pursuant to § 57-39.5, the city, town, corporation,
association, or trustees having ownership and charge of the cemetery containing
any such lot may sell such lot in accordance with the rules and regulations of
the cemetery then in force governing generally the sale of cemetery lots. Any
proceeds derived from this sale shall first be used to defray the costs and
expenses incurred in any abandonment proceedings. Unless otherwise directed by
the court, the remaining balance shall be placed in a special fund, known as the
&#8220;Perpetual Care Fund&#8221; of the cemetery, to be used by the cemetery
solely for the future maintenance, care, and upkeep of the cemetery.

HISTORY: 1962, c. 264; 1964, c. 111; 2020, c. 669.