{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-65-85","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 65-85","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this Article, the following terms mean:\n(1)\tAbandoned. - Ceased from maintenance or use by the person with legal right to the real property with the intent of not again maintaining the real property in the foreseeable future.\n(2)\tCemetery. - A tract of land used for burial of multiple graves.\n(3)\tDepartment. - The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.\n(4)\tGrave. - A place of burial for a single decedent.\n(5)\tNeglected. - Left unattended or uncared for through carelessness or intention and lacking a caretaker.\n(6)\tPublic cemetery. - A cemetery for which there is no qualification to purchase, own, or come into possession of a grave in that cemetery. (2007-118, s. 1; 2015-241, s. 14.30(s).)","path":["Chapter 65. Cemeteries.","Article 12. Abandoned and Neglected Cemeteries.","Part 1. General."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_65/GS_65-85.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:07:47Z","sha256":"038a1c790107b15acd51881789321e3af0cff7804cfad4fea1203371b6642231","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-65-84","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-65-86"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}