{"data":{"id":"us-pa/9-pa.c.s.-301","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"9 Pa.C.S. § 301","heading":"Initial deposits by newly-organized cemetery companies.","body":"(a) General rule.--No cemetery company shall establish a cemetery, or dispose or make sale of any lot therein, without first causing to be deposited with a qualified trustee a sum of not less than $25,000 as a permanent lot care fund.\n(b) Exceptions.--The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to any of the following:\n(1) A bona fide church or religious congregation.\n(2) An association created by a bona fide church or religious congregation.\n(3) A municipality.","path":["Title 9 - BURIAL GROUNDS","CHAPTER 3 REGULATION OF CEMETERY COMPANIES"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=09\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=3\u0026sctn=1\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-07-23 (Statute Update stamp, 9 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:30:43Z","sha256":"2761dbce8ad523438ada1450c2f1bc7f6ac41e794a1e4c26a6a776bfd7ffa77b","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/9-pa.c.s.-101","next":"us-pa/9-pa.c.s.-302"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}