If you would like to apply, change ownership, or renew as a Perpetual Care Cemetery, it is required that you file with the Secretary of State. Cemetery plots can be expensive, especially in metropolitan areas.Most, but not all, require you to purchase a grave liner in addition to the plot itself. You have to refer to the rules of the cemetery. Most cemeteries forbid transferring to or burial of to anyone other than family members. The first two things to do when you believe an old cemetery needs cleaning up: 1. What happens to the ownership of cemetery plots when the owner dies? Does a deceased person own his own cemetery plot? Most bodies are buried in established cemeteries, but there are no state laws in Georgia that prohibit burial on private property. And, based on my understanding, many states have similar rules in this respect.
