Secretary of State News

For Immediate Release
January 29, 2008
FFI Contact: Matt Carrothers
Director of Media Relations
 404-656-4269

Actions Taken by the State Board of Cemeterians at its January 22 Meeting

Atlanta—The State Board of Cemeterians held its quarterly meeting on Tuesday, January 22, 2008.

The Board voted to close the following enforcement cases:

  • Forest Lawn Memory Gardens, Savannah: Evidence insufficient to establish a violation of the Georgia Cemetery and Funeral Services Act.
  • Forest Lawn Memory Gardens, Savannah: Complaint was not a violation of the Georgia Cemetery and Funeral Services Act and other issues were resolved.
  • Kennesaw Memorial Park, Kennesaw: The Board lacks jurisdiction.
  • Arlington Memorial Park, Atlanta: Investigation did not indicate a violation of the Georgia Cemetery and Funeral Services Act.

The State Board of Cemeterians will hold their next meeting on Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at 10 a.m. at the Floyd Building, 2 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., Atlanta, GA 30334.