N.J. Admin. Code § 13:44J-15.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 13:44J-15.3 - Removal of a memorial for renovation

(a) A cemetery company shall not remove a memorial from an interment space or niche in order to perform renovations of cemetery grounds without Board approval.

(b) A cemetery company that wishes to remove memorials for renovation of cemetery grounds shall submit to the Board:

1. A statement from the cemetery company indicating that it will notify the affected interment space or niche owner of the proposed renovations 30 days prior to the commencement of the renovations;

2. A description of the renovations that would be performed and a list of the memorials that would be removed; and

3. An application fee as set forth in 13:44J-3.1(a)1 iv(5).

(c) A cemetery company that has been granted approval to remove memorials for renovation of cemetery grounds shall notify affected interment space or niche owners 30 days prior to the commencement of renovations. Publication in a local newspaper circulating in the county in which the interment space or niche is located and posting on the grounds of the cemetery company shall constitute sufficient notice.

(d) A cemetery company need not apply for approval for removal of a memorial for renovation when:

1. The removal is performed pursuant to a request from an interment space or niche owner for repair or improvements; or

2. The removal is performed in response to vandalism, damage by weather or damage caused by other acts of God.

(e) A cemetery company may temporarily remove memorials from interment spaces or niches in order to provide access for equipment and personnel to perform openings and general debris clean-up without the approval of the Board. Memorials that have been removed pursuant to this subsection shall be restored as soon as the opening or clean-up has been completed, but in no case shall a removal last longer than six months.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:44J-15.3

New Rule, R.2006 d.203, effective 6/5/2006.
See: 37 N.J.R. 4877(a), 38 N.J.R. 2502(a).
Former N.J.A.C. 13:44J-15.3, "Removal of dangerous monumentation", recodified to N.J.A.C. 13:44J-15.2.