{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-65-77","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 65-77","heading":"Minimum burial depth.","body":"When final disposition of a human body entails interment, the top of the uppermost part of the burial vault or other encasement shall be a minimum of 18 inches below the ground surface. This section does not apply to:\n(1)\tBurials where no part of the burial vault or other encasement containing the body is touching the ground.\n(2)\tBurials where the land is located in a family owned cemetery that was established by deed recorded prior to January 1, 1989, and the individual to be buried is to be buried in a surface burial vault in a manner similar to that of the individual's deceased spouse who was buried prior to January 1, 1981. (1995, c. 123, s. 16; 1999-425, s. 4; 2003-420, s. 8(b).)","path":["Chapter 65. Cemeteries.","Article 11. Minimum Burial Depth."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_65/GS_65-77.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:07:47Z","sha256":"fda2f7df37b430f506d7bb7e557843425e1815c70ad028c2ba88afa39a5b32e9","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-65-76","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-65-78"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}