CHAPTER 193
H.P. 549 - L.D. 740
An Act to Permit the Temporary Removal of Gravestones from Cemeteries for the Purpose of Repair
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 13 MRSA §1371, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 326, §1, is amended to read:
2. Conditions on removal. Removal of any a tomb, monument, gravestone, marker or other structure placed or designed as a memorial to the dead, or any a portion or fragment of any such a memorial, is permitted only for the purpose of preservation. Any A tomb, monument, gravestone, marker or other structure placed or designed as a memorial to the dead, or any a portion or fragment of any such a memorial, must may not be removed from the confines of the cemetery or burial ground, except that a person who has obtained authorization or approval described in subsection 1, paragraph A or B, may remove all or a portion of a memorial for a period of no longer than 6 months for the purpose of repair, restoration or preservation, but only when repair, restoration or preservation can not reasonably be accomplished on the site of the cemetery or burial ground. Prior to removal of the memorial, a notice must be submitted to the municipality, or to the county in the case of an unorganized territory, stating the location of the burial ground, the identification of the memorial, the authority requesting the removal, the site to which the memorial will be temporarily removed, the proposed date of removal and the proposed date of replacement in the burial ground.
Effective September 19, 1997, unless otherwise indicated.
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