{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-36-72-8","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 36-72-8","heading":"Issues considered in decision on application for permit.","body":"The governing authority shall consider the following in making its determination:\n(1) The presumption in favor of leaving the cemetery or burial ground undisturbed;\n(2) The concerns and comments of any descendants of those buried in the burial ground or cemetery and any other interested parties;\n(3) The economic and other costs of mitigation;\n(4) The adequacy of the applicant’s plans for disinterment and proper disposition of any human remains or burial objects;\n(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\n(6) Any other compelling factors which the governing authority deems relevant.","path":["TITLE 36 Local Government","Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations","CHAPTER 72 Abandoned Cemeteries and Burial Grounds"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.36.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"46361733dc2ce24c08326538c0deac450c20bf72073ae826892445f73c629aef","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-36-72-7","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-36-72-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}