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2018 Georgia Code 36-72-6 | Car Wreck Lawyer

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TITLE 36 LOCAL GOVERNMENT

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ARTICLE 2 SERVICE DELIVERY

36-72-6. Identification and notification of descendants of person in cemetery sought to be developed.

The applicant shall implement its plan for identifying and locating descendants no later than the date the application is submitted to the governing authority.The governing authority shall review the applicant's plan for identifying and notifying the descendants of the deceased persons and may require as a condition for issuing a permit that the applicant implement additional reasonable attempts to identify and locate descendants.Notice to possible descendants shall include information on how to contact the governing authority and a summary of the rights of descendants under this chapter. The governing authority shall promptly inform any descendant who indicates an interest in the disposition of the human remains and burial objects regarding any proposals for mitigation, the terms of any permit issued, the time and place of any scheduled public hearings, and appeal procedures and events.

(Code 1981, §36-72-6, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 924, § 3.)

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Cited in Hughes v. Cobb County, 264 Ga. 128, 441 S.E.2d 406 (1994).

Cases Citing O.C.G.A. § 36-72-6

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Hughes v. Cobb Cnty., 264 Ga. 128 (Ga. 1994).

Cited 17 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Apr 4, 1994 | 441 S.E.2d 406, 94 Fulton County D. Rep. 1052

...Located on that tract is a 0.196-acre cemetery that contains approximately 52 grave sites, 11 with inscriptions. In January 1992, Nalley applied for a permit to remove and relocate the cemetery pursuant to OCGA § 36-72-5 and Chapter 3-8.5 of the Code of Cobb County. Pursuant to OCGA §§ 36-72-5 (4) and 36-72-6, Nalley identified and notified the descendants of those buried in the cemetery, the appellants here, who have since opposed Nalley's permit application....