Section 14.37 Cemeteries—Burial Record

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F. (§14.37) Cemeteries—Burial Record

Public cemeteries shall record the land of the cemetery by a plat showing:

• its roads, walks, and so forth;

• the burial lots; and

• the owners of the burial lots.

Section 214.040, RSMo 2000. From time to time, the complete cemetery plat showing any changes and listing new lot owners must be refiled. Section 214.040.1; Billings v. Paine, 319 S.W.2d 653 (Mo. 1959). Further, the conveyance or transfer of a burial lot in a public cemetery does not constitute a...