{"data":{"id":"us-mt/37-19-802","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"37-19-802","heading":"Purpose.","body":"The legislature declares that it is the public policy of this state to regulate privately owned, for-profit cemeteries to protect public health and promote financial stability through perpetual care and maintenance trusts, including the protection of money held in trust for prearranged funeral or related services.","path":["TITLE 37. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 19. MORTICIANS AND FUNERAL SERVICES","Part 8. Perpetually Maintained Cemeteries -- Trusts"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0370/chapter_0190/part_0080/section_0020/0370-0190-0080-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:53:55Z","sha256":"b8c703fb6f03515af033469c5490524d637de092410116109079fd4e7f935f33","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/37-19-801","next":"us-mt/37-19-803"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}