New York State Cemetery Board
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The New York State Cemetery Board is a regulatory body that oversees and regulates not-for-profit cemeteries throughout New York State, ensuring their proper management, financial integrity, and compliance with state laws.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
regulatory body
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state board ⓘ |
| canIssue |
guidance to cemetery boards of directors
ⓘ
rules and regulations governing regulated cemeteries ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
New York State Attorney General’s Office
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York State Division of Cemeteries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| ensures |
that regulated cemeteries are operated for the benefit of plot owners and the public
ⓘ
that regulated cemeteries comply with reporting requirements ⓘ that regulated cemeteries maintain adequate permanent maintenance funds ⓘ |
| focus |
compliance with cemetery-related statutes and regulations
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financial oversight of cemetery operations ⓘ regulation of burial grounds ⓘ |
| hasAuthority |
to approve certain cemetery transactions
ⓘ
to enforce compliance with cemetery-related statutes and regulations ⓘ to impose certain sanctions for non-compliance ⓘ to issue directives to regulated cemeteries ⓘ to review cemetery financial reports ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | New York State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
New York Not-for-Profit Corporation Law
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York State Cemetery Law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Albany
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surface form:
Albany, New York
|
| monitors |
cemetery pricing and fee practices
ⓘ
cemetery record-keeping practices ⓘ cemetery trust funds ⓘ |
| oversees |
financial practices of regulated not-for-profit cemeteries
ⓘ
governance of regulated not-for-profit cemeteries ⓘ maintenance standards of regulated not-for-profit cemeteries ⓘ operations of regulated not-for-profit cemeteries ⓘ |
| parentAgency | New York State Department of State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to ensure compliance of not-for-profit cemeteries with New York State laws
ⓘ
to ensure financial integrity of not-for-profit cemeteries ⓘ to ensure proper management of not-for-profit cemeteries ⓘ to oversee not-for-profit cemeteries in New York State ⓘ |
| regionServed | State of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulates | not-for-profit cemeteries in New York State ⓘ |
| regulatoryScope |
certain construction and expansion projects of regulated cemeteries
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mergers and dissolutions of regulated cemeteries ⓘ not-for-profit cemetery corporations ⓘ perpetual care funds of regulated cemeteries ⓘ sale and conveyance of burial plots in regulated cemeteries ⓘ |
| responsibility |
to protect the interests of lot owners and families of the deceased
ⓘ
to protect the public interest in the operation of not-for-profit cemeteries ⓘ |
| sector |
cemetery regulation
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consumer protection in burial services ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
New York State freedom of information laws
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New York State open meetings laws ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | governmental organization ⓘ |
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