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title: O.C.G.A. § 36-72-8. Issues considered in decision on application for permit.
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# O.C.G.A. § 36-72-8. Issues considered in decision on application for permit.

The governing authority shall consider the following in making its determination:

(1) The presumption in favor of leaving the cemetery or burial ground undisturbed;

(2) The concerns and comments of any descendants of those buried in the burial ground or cemetery and any other interested parties;

(3) The economic and other costs of mitigation;

(4) The adequacy of the applicant’s plans for disinterment and proper disposition of any human remains or burial objects;

(5) The balancing of the applicant’s interest in disinterment with the public’s and any descendant’s interest in the value of the undisturbed cultural and natural environment; and

(6) Any other compelling factors which the governing authority deems relevant.

## History

Code 1981, § 36-72-8, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 924, § 3.