Useful NC Cemetery Laws
NC General Statute Chapter 65-Cemeteries
This Chapter governs cemeteries, including statutes under Article 12. Abandoned and Neglected Cemeteries:
- NC General Statute § 65-101 Entering public or private property to maintain or visit with consent
- NC General Statute § 65-102 Entering public or private property to maintain or visit without consent
- NC General Statute § 65-106 Removal of graves; who may disinter, move, and reinter; notice; certificate filed; reinterment expenses; due care required
NC General Statute Chapter 70—Indian Antiquities, Archaeological Resources and Unmarked Human Skeletal Remains Protection
This Chapter governs archaeological resources, including statutes Article 3, the Unmarked Human Burial and Human Skeletal Remains Protection Act:
- NC General Statute § 70-29 Discovery of remains and notification of authorities
- NC General Statute § 70-37 Prohibited acts
- NC General Statute § 70-40 Penalties
NC Statutes Setting Forth Prohibited Acts and Penalties
NC General Statute § 14-127.1 Graffiti vandalism (Chapter 14. Criminal Law, Article 22. Damages and Other Offenses to Land and Fixtures)
NC General Statute § 14-144 Injuring houses, churches, fences and walls (Chapter 14. Criminal Law, Article 22. Damages and Other Offenses to Land and Fixtures)
NC General Statute § 14-148 Defacing or desecrating grave sites (Chapter 14. Criminal Law, Article 22. Damages and Other Offenses to Land and Fixtures)
NC General Statute § 14-149 Desecrating, plowing over or covering up graves; desecrating human remains (Chapter 14. Criminal Law, Article 22. Damages and Other Offenses to Land and Fixtures)
NC General Statute § 14-401.22 Concealment of death; disturbing human remains; dismembering human remains (Chapter 14. Criminal Law, Article 52. Miscellaneous Police Regulations)
NC General Statute § 70-37 Prohibited acts (Chapter 70. Indian Antiquities, Archaeological Resources and Unmarked Human Skeletal Remains Protection, Article 3. Unmarked Human Burial and Human Skeletal Remains Protection Act)
NC General Statute § 70-40 Penalties (Chapter 70. Indian Antiquities, Archaeological Resources and Unmarked Human Skeletal Remains Protection, Article 3. Unmarked Human Burial and Human Skeletal Remains Protection Act)