§ 5-201. Office of Cemetery Oversight; Advisory Council on Cemetery Operations

   (a) Established. -- There is an Office of Cemetery Oversight in the Department.

(b) Subject to authority of Secretary. -- The Office exercises its rights, powers, and duties subject to the authority of the Secretary.

(c) Advisory Council on Cemetery Operations. --

   (1) The Secretary shall appoint an Advisory Council on Cemetery Operations.

   (2) The Advisory Council consists of 12 members.

   (3) Of the 12 members of the Advisory Council:

      (i) three shall be registered cemeterians representing the for-profit cemetery industry;

      (ii) one shall be a registered cemeterian representing a nonprofit cemetery;

      (iii) one shall be a registered seller from a monument company;

      (iv) one shall be a representative from a religious cemetery;

      (v) one shall be a representative from a crematory; and

      (vi) five shall be consumer members.

   (4) The Advisory Council shall be convened at least four times a year to give advice to the Secretary and the Director.

   (5) In addition to the required meetings, the Advisory Council may meet as necessary.

(d) Term. -- The term of a member is 3 years.

HISTORY: 1997, ch. 675, § 2; 1998, ch. 21, § 1; 2012, ch. 368.