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Iowa Code Title XIII. Commerce [Chs. 505-554D] § 523I.702. Request to install lawn crypts in fewer than ten units

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

1. A lawn crypt may be installed in fewer than ten units if it is installed in an interment space pursuant to a written request to the commissioner signed by the owner or owners of the interment space.

2. The written request shall be filed on a form prescribed by the commissioner and shall contain substantially all of the following information:

a. The owner's name and address.

b. The name of the cemetery and the owner of the cemetery.

c. The number of lawn crypt units to be installed.

d. A description of the interment spaces.

e. A statement that the lawn crypt meets the requirements of section 523I.701, including all of the following:

(1) A statement that the lawn crypt will be constructed of concrete and reinforced steel or other comparable durable materials.

(2) A statement that the lawn crypt will be installed on not less than six inches of rock, gravel, or other drainage material.

(3) A statement that the lawn crypt will provide a method to drain water out of the lawn crypt.

(4) A statement that the outside top surface of the lawn crypt at the time of installation will be capable of withstanding the weight of the soil and sod above the top surface and the weight of machinery and equipment normally used in the maintenance of the cemetery.

f. A statement that the space in which the lawn crypt is to be installed is located in a garden.

g. The date on which a representative of the cemetery signed the form.

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