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Any proceeds derived from this sale shall first be used to defray the costs and expenses incurred in any abandonment proceedings. Unless otherwise directed by the court, the remaining balance shall be placed in a special fund, known as the “Perpetual Care Fund” of the cemetery, to be used by the cemetery solely for the future maintenance, care, and upkeep of the cemetery.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1383314,"text":"At any time after entry of the decree adjudicating any unoccupied cemetery lot to be abandoned pursuant to \u00a7 57-39.5, the city, town, corporation, association, or trustees having ownership and charge of the cemetery containing any such lot may sell such lot in accordance with the rules and regulations of the cemetery then in force governing generally the sale of cemetery lots. Any proceeds derived from this sale shall first be used to defray the costs and expenses incurred in any abandonment proceedings. 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This law was first created in 1962. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 264 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1962 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1964, chapter 111; in 2020, chapter 669<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":370818,"section_number":"57-39.7","catch_line":"Applicability; abandonment determination limited in certain circumstances","order_by":null,"url":"\/57-39.7\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":370816,"section_number":"57-39.5","catch_line":"Judicial determination; conveyance of title","order_by":null,"url":"\/57-39.5\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1478787,"object_type":"law","relational_id":370817,"identifier":"57-39.6","token":"57\/3\/5\/57-39.6","url":"\/57-39.6\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/57-39.6\/","token":"57\/3\/5\/57-39.6","dublin_core":{"Title":"Sale of abandoned cemetery lot","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 57-39.6","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

At any time after entry of the decree<\/span> adjudicating any unoccupied cemetery lot to be abandoned pursuant to \u00a7 57-39.5<\/a>, the city, town, corporation, association, or trustees having ownership and charge of the cemetery containing any such lot may sell such lot in accordance with the rules and regulations of the cemetery then in force governing generally the sale of cemetery lots. Any proceeds derived from this sale shall first be used to defray the costs and expenses incurred in any abandonment proceedings. Unless otherwise directed by the court<\/span>, the remaining balance shall be placed in a special fund, known as the “Perpetual Care Fund” of the cemetery, to be used by the cemetery solely for the future maintenance, care, and upkeep of the cemetery.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSALE OF ABANDONED CEMETERY LOT (\u00a7 57-39.6)\n\nAt any time after entry of the decree adjudicating any unoccupied cemetery lot\nto be abandoned pursuant to \u00a7 57-39.5, the city, town, corporation,\nassociation, or trustees having ownership and charge of the cemetery containing\nany such lot may sell such lot in accordance with the rules and regulations of\nthe cemetery then in force governing generally the sale of cemetery lots. Any\nproceeds derived from this sale shall first be used to defray the costs and\nexpenses incurred in any abandonment proceedings. Unless otherwise directed by\nthe court, the remaining balance shall be placed in a special fund, known as the\n“Perpetual Care Fund” of the cemetery, to be used by the cemetery\nsolely for the future maintenance, care, and upkeep of the cemetery.\n\nHISTORY: 1962, c. 264; 1964, c. 111; 2020, c. 669.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}