{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-10-401","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Criminal Law § 10–401","heading":"","body":"(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.\n(b) (1) “Associated funerary object” means an item of human manufacture or use that is intentionally placed:\n(i) with human remains at the time of interment in a burial site; or\n(ii) after interment, as a part of a death ceremony of a culture, religion, or group.\n(2) “Associated funerary object” includes a gravestone, monument, tomb, or other structure in or directly associated with a burial site.\n(c) (1) “Burial site” means a natural or prepared physical location, whether originally located below, on, or above the surface of the earth, into which human remains or associated funerary objects are deposited as a part of a death ceremony of a culture, religion, or group.\n(2) “Burial site” includes the human remains and associated funerary objects that result from a shipwreck or accident and are left intentionally to remain at the site.\n(d) “Permanent cemetery” means a cemetery that is owned by:\n(1) a cemetery company regulated under Title 5 of the Business Regulation Article;\n(2) a nonprofit organization; or\n(3) the State.","path":["Article - Criminal Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcr\u0026section=10-401","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:08Z","sha256":"0a61dc102adea869d6451ddbabaf900189aabff3db7893b77f46e97af3eae7e0","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-10-309","next":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-10-402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}