Section 1510-A. Repair or removal of monuments  


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  • (a)  Cemetery corporations may repair or remove any monuments or other
      markers not owned by the cemetery  corporation  that  have  fallen  into
      disrepair  or  dilapidation  so  as  to  create  a  dangerous condition,
      provided that the cemetery corporation has given  not  less  than  sixty
      days  notice  by registered or certified mail to the last known owner at
      that person's last known address to repair or  remove  the  monument  or
      other  marker  and  the  said  owner has failed to do so within the time
      provided in said notice.
        (b) In the event that the last known owner cannot be found, the notice
      may be given by publishing the same once each week for three consecutive
      weeks in a newspaper published or circulated in the county in which  the
      cemetery  is  located.  Such notice shall be addressed to the last known
      owner and to all persons having or claiming any interest in  or  to  the
      burial  lot on which the monument or other marker is located. The notice
      shall date from the  date  of  mailing  such  notice  by  registered  or
      certified mail, or the date of the third publication in the newspaper.
        (c)  Any  monument  or other marker that is removed as provided for in
      this section shall be replaced with a flush  bronze  or  granite  marker
      suitably  inscribed  if  replacement  is  appropriate for identification
      purposes.
        (d) Nothing contained herein shall be construed  as  establishing  any
      right  of damages not otherwise provided by law, rule or contract in any
      person against the cemetery corporation for failure to repair or  remedy
      any  condition  described or give notice thereof as provided for in this
      section.