Georgia

Cemetery and Funeral Legislation
GEORGIA FUNERAL LAWS

Georgia Code Annotated

  • Title 43 : Chapter 18 : Funeral Directors & Embalmers
  • Title 16 : Chapter 12 :Human Body Traffic/Transport
  • Title 31 : Chapter 21 : Dead Bodies
  • Title 31 : Chapter 10 : Vital Records
  • Title 30 : Chapter 10 : Community Trusts
  • Title 36 : Chapter 12 : Supervision & Support of Paupers

Rules of Georgia State Board of Funeral Service

GEORGIA CEMETERY LAWS

Georgia Code Annotated

  • Sections 44-3-130 to 33-3-152 (1991),

Chapter 3 : Regulation of Specialized Land Transactions

Article 4 : Cemeteries

  • Title 16 : Chapter 2 : Criminal Trespass : Burial Places
  • Title 36 : Chapter 1 : Abandoned Cemeteries
  • Title 36 : Chapter 60 : Burial Permits
  • Title 38 : Chapter 4 : Veterans Cemetery

Georgia Cemetery Act

Rules of Office Of Secretary of State

  • Preneed Dealers : Chapter 590-3-4
  • Perpetual Care Cemeteries : Chapter 590-3-3
  • Salespersons : Chapter 590-3-2
  • Rules of General Applicability : Chapter 590-3-1

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