Powers and duties.
Del. Code tit. 29, § 7904A
in effectThe Cemetery Board shall have authority to:
(1) Promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement this chapter;
(2) Designate the registration form to be used by all registrants;
(3) Administer the Distressed Cemetery Fund;
(4) Designate the form to be submitted by applicants for assistance from the Fund;
(5) Designate a cemetery as “distressed” based on standards set forth herein and in the rules and regulations;
(6) Authorize payment to a distressed cemetery from the Fund. Decisions can be conditional but the conditions must be related to the specific project in question;
(7) Require a thorough accounting of each recipient’s use of money from the Fund;
(8) Receive and forward to appropriate agencies of the State, or other organizations, complaints from any person relating to a Delaware cemetery;
(9) Address specific cemetery issues as requested by the Governor or the General Assembly.
Source: DE Code (Official Site)URL: https://delcode.delaware.gov/title29/c079a/index.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026