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title: Title 36, Chapter 72. Abandoned Cemeteries and Burial Grounds
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id: code:chapter:36-72
canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/code/title/36/chapter/72
md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-72.md
date: 2025
status: active
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heading: ABANDONED CEMETERIES AND BURIAL GROUNDS
title_heading: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
section_count: 16
full_url: https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-72.md?full=1
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# Title 36, Chapter 72. Abandoned Cemeteries and Burial Grounds

Title 36. Local Government

16 sections. Each line is `citation, catchline, status, URL`; the text of every section, in order, is at https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-72.md?full=1 (capped, with a pointer to continue).

- 36-72-1, Legislative findings and intent, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-72-1.md
- 36-72-2, Definitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-72-2.md
- 36-72-3, Authority of counties and municipalities to preserve abandoned cemeteries, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-72-3.md
- 36-72-4, Permit required for developing land on which cemetery located, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-72-4.md
- 36-72-5, Application for permit, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-72-5.md
- 36-72-6, Identification and notification of descendants of person in cemetery sought to be developed, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-72-6.md
- 36-72-7, Public hearing on development of abandoned cemetery; time for decision on application for permit, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-72-7.md
- 36-72-8, Issues considered in decision on application for permit, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-72-8.md
- 36-72-9, Establishment of board or commission to review applications in certain counties, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-72-9.md
- 36-72-10, Application fee, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-72-10.md
- 36-72-11, Appeal of application decision, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-72-11.md
- 36-72-12, Development activities pending appeal, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-72-12.md
- 36-72-13, Compliance inspections, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-72-13.md
- 36-72-14, Jurisdiction of superior court; expending private or public funds to mitigate harm to cemetery, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-72-14.md
- 36-72-15, Disinterment and disposition of human remains or burial objects, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-72-15.md
- 36-72-16, Penalties, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-72-16.md