Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 456.535 (2026)

Registration of cemetery; date; application; form; fee; expiration; procedure for denying registration; late penalty filing fee.

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CEMETERY REGULATION ACT


Act 251 of 1968


456.535 Registration of cemetery; date; application; form; fee; expiration; procedure for denying registration; late penalty filing fee.

Sec. 15.

    (1) Each person owning, managing, or operating a cemetery shall register the cemetery by filing with the commissioner a registration application before June 2 of each year, on a form furnished by the commissioner, and accompanied by the registration fee. A registration expires on July 1 of each year.

    (2) If the commissioner intends to deny registration, the procedure set forth in section 19 shall be followed. The commissioner may impose a late penalty filing fee of $10.00 per day on a person which filed a registration application after June 1.

History: 1968, Act 251, Eff. Sept. 15, 1968 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 102, Imd. Eff. Apr. 6, 1978 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 132, Imd. Eff. Apr. 20, 1982 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 22, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005 ;-- Am. 2008, Act 478, Imd. Eff. Jan. 12, 2009

Compiler's Notes:

    For transfer of powers and duties of certain occupational functions, boards, and commissions from the Department of Licensing and Regulation to the Department of Commerce, see E.R.O. No. 1991-9, compiled at MCL 338.3501 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2015–2015 · leading case: Midwest Mem'l Grp. LLC v. Citigroup Global Markets Inc (Mich. Ct. App. 2015).
Midwest Mem'l Grp. LLC v. Citigroup Global Markets Inc (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). “For -16- Indeed, when Smart’s wrongdoing was uncovered, the cemetery commissioner initiated court action that resulted in seizure of the cemeteries from Smart, the appointment of a conservator, and the subsequent sale of the cemeteries to MMG by the conservator with court…”
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