New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Chapter VI - Division of Cemeteries
Part 202 - Cemetery Abandonments
Section 202.5 - Procedure for Determination of Abandonment - Town Maintenance
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) Determination by the Division. At any time after initiating steps to avoid abandonment, the division, on its own or at the request of the cemetery, may issue a written determination that the cemetery has become abandoned. The written determination shall be sent to directors and officers of the cemetery corporation and to any town in which any part of the cemetery is located.
(b) The determination shall include the following information:
(c) Within sixty (60) days of the date of the determination letter, the determination shall be presented to the Cemetery Board for final determination. The cemetery and the town or towns shall be given written notice of the date, time and place of the meeting of the Cemetery Board at which it will be presented for final determination and representatives from same shall be heard. The board shall either confirm or reverse the determination or may seek additional information.