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Synopsis of Alabama Laws Pertaining to
Cemeteries, Burials, or Human Remains As Found in the Code of Alabama (cont.)

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27.	Section 11-47-62: Declaration for abandonment of cemetery and removal of human remains interred therein - Publication, posting and mailing of notice. Pertinent Section(s): All	READ
28.	Section 11-47-63: Removal and reinterment of remains by corporations, etc., generally; notices. Pertinent Section(s): All	READ
29.	Section 11-47-64: Notice to board of health of removal of remains, etc.; removal of remains, etc. subject to rules and regulations of board of health. Pertinent Section(s): All
30.	Section 11-47-65: Voluntary removal of remains by relative or friend of person interred or by owner of plat or lot; affidavit of person removing remains.
31.	Section 11-47-66: Purchase and sale of lands, etc. for reinterment of remains from abandoned cemeteries; reservation of lands in abandoned cemeteries for erection of memorial mausoleum, etc. Pertinent Section(s): All
32.	Section 11-47-67: Reinterment of remains generally. Pertinent Section(s): All
33.	Section 11-47-68: Erection of markers upon and preparation, filing, etc. of maps, plans, etc., of lands, etc., where remains reinterred. Pertinent Section(s): All
34.	Section 11-47-69: Care, etc. of lands, etc. in which remains reinterred. Pertinent Section(s): All
35.	Section 11-47-70: Removal, etc. of monuments, headstones, etc. from graves from which remains removed. Pertinent Section(s): All
36.	Section 11-47-71: Sale, etc. of lands in abandoned cemeteries by corporations, etc.; confirmation of sales by probate court. Pertinent Section(s): All
37.	Section 11-47-72: Filing, etc. of declaration as to removal of all remains from abandoned cemetery. Pertinent Section(s): All
38.	Section 11-47-73: Payment of expenses of abandonment and removal by corporations, etc.; disposition of funds of corporation, etc. remaining thereafter. Pertinent Section(s): All
39.	Section 11-47-74: Removal of remains, etc. from cemeteries owned by churches, etc. Pertinent Section(s): All
40.	Section 13A-7-23: Criminal mischief in the third degree. Pertinent Section(s): All
41.	Section 13A-7-23.1: Desecration, defacement, etc. of memorial of dead; invasion or mutilation of corpse. Pertinent Section(s): All
42.	Section 13A-11-12: Desecration of venerated objects. Pertinent Section(s): All
43.	Section 13A-11-13: Abuse of a corpse. Pertinent Section(s): All
44.	Section 18-1A-72: Contents of a complaint; property already subject to public use; . . . . Pertinent Section(s): All
45.	Section 18-3-20: Acquisition width. Pertinent Section(s): All
46.	Section 18-3-21: Right-of-way through yard, garden, orchard, etc.; payment of compensation and damages for right-of-way. Pertinent Section(s): All
47.	Section 18-3-22: Application to probate court. Pertinent Section(s): All
48.	Section 22-20-4: Location and extension of cemeteries. Pertinent Section(s): All
49.	Section 41-3-1: Reservation of exclusive right and privilege of state to explore, excavate, or survey aboriginal mounds, earthworks, burial sites, etc.; state ownership of objects found or located therein declared. Pertinent Section(s): All
50.	Section 41-3-2: Nonresidents not to explore or excavate remains or carry away, etc. from state objects discovered therein, etc. Pertinent Section(s): All
51.	Section 41-3-3: Exploration or excavation of remains not to be done without consent of owner of land and not to injure crops, houses, etc. thereon. Pertinent Section(s): All
52.	Section 41-3-4: Explorations or excavations not to destroy, deface, etc. remains; restoration of remains after explorations or excavations. Pertinent Section(s): All
53.	Section 41-3-5: Disposition of objects from remains. Pertinent Section(s): All
54.	Section 41-3-6: Exploration or excavation of aboriginal mounds, earthworks, etc. contrary to law. Pertinent Section(s): All
55.	Section 41-9-242: Purpose of Alabama Historical Commission Pertinent Section(s): Para (5)
56.	Section 41-9-249: Powers and duties of the AHC generally. Pertinent Section(s): All
	Source: Alabama Historical Commission Handout, Aug 2003

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