The request for a certificate of historical significance must pertain to an “abandoned”

The request for a certificate of historical significance must pertain to an “abandoned” cemetery. A. For the purposes of the implementation of this act, an “abandoned” cemetery shall be construed to be one that is not adequately maintained by its legal owner or owners, whether religious bodies, private individuals, or governmental agencies. B. An “abandoned” cemetery shall also be interpreted as one in which no burials have been made in the fifty years preceding the date of the official, written request to the Board of Trustees of the Department of Archives and History for a certificate of historical significance with no future planned burials. C. A single grave, in some instances, may constitute an “abandoned” cemetery. D. American Indian burial grounds shall be regarded as “abandoned” cemeteries.