46-1-101 - Application Short title Penalty.
46-1-101. Application Short title Penalty.
(a) The provisions of this chapter apply to all cemeteries, community and public mausoleums, whether operated for profit or not for profit, within the state of Tennessee, except cemeteries exempt under § 46-1-106. Cemeteries existing on or after January 1, 2007, shall be operated in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and chapter 2 of this title, which together shall be known and may be cited as the Cemetery Act of 2006. The provisions of this chapter also apply to all contracts executed subsequent to January 1, 2007.
(b) Unless otherwise specified, any person violating the provisions of this chapter commits a Class A misdemeanor.
[Acts 1968, ch. 557, § 1; 1973, ch. 272, § 1; T.C.A., § 46-101; Acts 1986, ch. 693, § 3; 1989, ch. 591, § 1; 2006, ch. 1012, § 2.]