{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-523i.502","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 523I.502","heading":"Trust for cemetery.","body":"1. A governmental subdivision that owns or operates a cemetery or has control of cemetery property may act as a permanent trustee for the perpetual maintenance of interment spaces in the cemetery.\n2. To act as a trustee, a majority of the governmental subdivision’s governing body must adopt an ordinance or resolution stating the governmental subdivision’s willingness and intention to act as a trustee for the perpetual maintenance of cemetery property. When the ordinance or resolution is adopted and the trust is accepted, the trust is perpetual.","path":["Title XIII - COMMERCE (Ch. 505 - 554I)","Chapter 523I - IOWA CEMETERY ACT","Subchapter V - GOVERNMENTAL SUBDIVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/523I.502.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:14Z","sha256":"1747421f2e2aa8e5da679f6fd71305a724ee1db984b0f5c4062d8c77eb7bf74c","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-523i.501","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-523i.503"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}