{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-business-regulation-5-503","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Business Regulation § 5–503","heading":"","body":"(a) Each burial lot and each crypt sold or conveyed in a cemetery shall be held by the owner only for the purpose of burial.\n(b) The interest of an owner of a burial lot or crypt that is held for the burial of the owner or others and not held as an investment is not:\n(1) considered property;\n(2) subject to attachment or execution for debt;\n(3) subject to the insolvency laws of the State;\n(4) to be inventoried in the estate of the owner; or\n(5) subject to inheritance taxes.\n(c) The interest of an owner of a burial lot or crypt that is held as an investment and not held for the burial of the owner or others is:\n(1) considered personal property;\n(2) subject to attachment or execution for debt;\n(3) subject to the insolvency laws of the State;\n(4) to be inventoried in the estate of the owner; and\n(5) subject to inheritance taxes.\n(d) Subject to the rules of the cemetery owner and to the terms of any contract made with the cemetery owner, the interest of an owner of a burial lot or crypt:\n(1) may be disposed of during the lifetime of the owner of the burial lot or crypt with the consent of the cemetery owner;\n(2) may be disposed of by specific reference in the will of the owner; and\n(3) otherwise passes to the heirs of the owner, as defined in § 1-101 of the Estates and Trusts Article.\n(e) (1) The owner of a burial lot is responsible for the care of a memorial or monument placed on the burial lot.\n(2) Nothing in this section may be construed to prohibit a party responsible for a cemetery from maintaining or repairing a damaged memorial or monument.","path":["Article - Business Regulation"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gbr\u0026section=5-503","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:56:23Z","sha256":"e52316dfed001a2e809c5673b25e0bbefff84643718365ae6a37d8226b73b4ab","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-business-regulation-5-502","next":"us-md/md.-code-business-regulation-5-504"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}