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SECTION 452
Unauthorized charges in connection with permits for burials or erection of monuments
General Business (GBS) CHAPTER 20, ARTICLE 28-A
§ 452. Unauthorized charges in connection with permits for burials or
erection of monuments. It shall be unlawful for a society or fraternal
organization or a representative thereof to obtain, receive or exact or
attempt to obtain, receive or exact, a fee or thing of value in addition
to the regular dues or charges required to be paid pursuant to the
by-laws, constitution, or rules of such society or fraternal
organization as a condition to granting a permit for or consent to
burial in or the erection of a monument or memorial upon a lot or plot
in a cemetery. A violation of this section shall constitute a
misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine of not more than five
hundred dollars or not more than six months imprisonment or both.