{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-19a-313","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-313","heading":"(Formerly Sec. 19-161a). Burials above ground restricted.","body":"No person shall be buried, interred or entombed in any burying ground, or in any vault, niche, crypt, columbarium, mausoleum or structure wholly or partially above the surface of the ground, unless such burying ground or structure is located within the confines of an established cemetery which is owned, managed or controlled by a municipality, ecclesiastical society, cemetery association or corporation, as provided in this chapter, or a private burying ground or structure approved by the Department of Public Health.","path":["TITLE 19a. PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELL-BEING","CHAPTER 368j. CEMETERIES"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_368j.htm#sec_19a-313","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:03Z","sha256":"3d1ced9478a968cfe692782296442755dc5a03a41e84033c8cbf24b502cbc3f2","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-19a-312","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-19a-314"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}