Issues
Tightening Pre-Need/Perpetual Care Laws
January 05, 2010
Mississippi was dealt a harsh blow when it was discovered several of our cemeteries possessed unscrupulous owners bent on thievery. Several pre-need and perpetual care cemeteries were literally robbed of the funds hard-working Mississippians invested with their organization to take care of their most sensitive arrangements. Secretary Hosemann stepped in and was appointed overseer of several cemeteries found deficient in their pre-need trusts and has worked toward turning those cemeteries back to into private management. He has since drafted and the Legislature adopted more stringent pre-need laws that to stop this practice and to protect Mississippi citizens.
