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HomeHealth and Safety CodeDiv. 8Pt. 3Ch. 5Art. 4§ 8776 Cemetery Maintenance Fund Contributions

§ 8776 Cemetery Maintenance Fund Contributions

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§ 8776 Cemetery Maintenance Fund Contributions

Key Takeaways

  • •Money given to a cemetery fund is for a good cause, like taking care of graves and keeping cemeteries nice.
  • •This money helps make sure cemeteries don’t become messy or abandoned.
  • •Even if it’s not clear who exactly benefits from the money, the fund is still valid.
  • •The fund won’t break any rules about owning or passing on property.

Example

A family donates money to a local cemetery to keep it clean and well-maintained.

The money is used to care for graves and prevent the cemetery from looking abandoned. Even if the family doesn’t specify exactly who the money is for, the donation is still allowed and won’t break any property laws.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 8776 Cemetery Maintenance Fund Contributions

The sums paid in or contributed to the fund authorized by this article are hereby expressly permitted as and for a charitable and eleemosynary purpose. Such contributions are a provision for the discharge of a duty due from the persons contributing to the person or persons interred or to be interred in the cemetery and likewise a provision for the benefit and protection of the public by preserving, beautifying, and keeping cemeteries from becoming unkept and places of reproach and desolation in the communities in which they are situated. No payment, gift, grant, bequest, or other contribution for such purpose is invalid by reason of any indefiniteness or uncertainty of the persons designated as beneficiaries in the instruments creating the fund, nor is the fund or any contribution to it invalid as violating any law against perpetuities or the suspension of the power of alienation of title to property. (Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.)

Last verified: January 24, 2026

Key Terms

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Related Statutes

  • § 8737 Endowment Care Validity Rules
  • § 8559 Cemetery Dedication Validity
  • § 18555 Mobilehome Park Resident Ownership
  • § 40373 Regional District Tax Liens
  • § 18105.5 Manufactured Home Title Assignment

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Health and Safety Code. Section 8776.
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