May human remains or gravestones, monuments or markers be removed from an abandoned, private cemetery?
Human remains or a gravestone, monument or marker may be removed from an abandoned, private cemetery if the removal is authorized in writing by the State’s Attorney of the county in which the cemetery containing the human remains or gravestone, monument or marker is located and the human remains or gravestone, monument or marker is placed in an accessible place in a permanent cemetery (Sections 10-402 and 10-404, Criminal Law Article, Annotated Code of Maryland.).
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