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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Every cemetery corporation shall be available for interments at least six days per week, excluding legal holidays, as set forth in the cemetery's regulations or in accordance with its practices. Any cemetery which maintains and designates a burial section for persons of a particular religious belief must remain available for grave openings and interments Sunday through Friday or other six-day period in accordance with the religious and/or ethnic traditions of the persons interred in said religious section. Nothing in this section shall require a cemetery to provide grave openings and/or interments if they are otherwise unable to do so as to direct consequence of severe weather conditions or other similar conditions.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New York Consolidated Laws, Not-For-Profit Corporation Law - NPC § 1510-b. Availability for interment on six-day basis - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/notforprofit-corporation-law/npc-sect-1510-b/
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