Section 8731 Of Article 2. Care Of Active Cemeteries From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 8. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 2.
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. (a) The cemetery authority may appoint a board of trustees of
not less than three in number as trustees of its endowment care
fund. The members of the board of trustees shall hold office subject
to the direction of the cemetery authority.
(b) If within 30 days after notice of nonreceipt by the Cemetery
and Funeral Bureau or other agency with regulatory authority over
cemetery authorities, the cemetery authority fails to file the report
required by Section 9650 of the Business and Professions Code, or if
the report is materially not in compliance with law or the endowment
care fund is materially not in compliance with law, the cemetery
authority may be required to appoint as sole trustee of its endowment
care fund under Section 8733.5, any bank or trust company qualified
under the provisions of the Banking Law (Division 1 (commencing with
Section 99) of the Financial Code) to engage in the trust business.
That requirement may be imposed by the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau or
other agency with regulatory authority over cemetery authorities,
provided that the cemetery authority has received written notice of
the alleged violation and has been given the opportunity to correct
the alleged violation, and there has been a finding of a material
violation in an administrative hearing.
(c) (1) Each member of the board of trustees shall provide
signatory acknowledgment of understanding of the role of a trustee in
managing trust funds in the following areas:
(A) Trustee duties, powers, and liabilities as contained in Part 4
(commencing with Section 16000) of Division 9 of the Probate Code.
(B) Reporting and regulatory requirements contained in Article 3
(commencing with Section 9650) of Chapter 19 of Division 3 of the
Business and Professions Code.
(C) Provisions related to the care of active cemeteries contained
in Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 8700) of Part 3 of Division 8.
(2) The signatory acknowledgment shall be retained by the cemetery
authority during the duration of the trustee's term of office.