La. Rev. Stat. § 8:456
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Annual report by trustee; final accounting by trustee required
Official statutory text
A.(1) Not later than sixty days after the receipt of the report required by R.S. 8:455, the trustee shall file with the board an annual report on a form prescribed by the board setting forth all of the following:
(a) All receipts and disbursements of cash, all receipts and deliveries of other trust property during the regular business year of the cemetery authority, and a detailed list of all items of trust property in the trust at the end of each year.
(b) A statement showing the total amount of the endowment and perpetual care trust funds invested in each of the investments authorized by law, and the amount of cash on hand not invested.
(2) The report shall be verified by the president or vice president and one other officer of the cemetery authority.
B. Within sixty days of the resignation of a trustee and transfer of the trust fund to the successor trustee, the resigning trustee shall file with the board a final accounting showing in detail all receipts and disbursements of cash and all receipts and deliveries of other trust property, and set forth a detailed list of all items of trust property in the trust from the last reporting period through the date of resignation and transfer of the trust fund to the successor trustee.
C. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the annual report and final accounting shall be open for public inspection and upon request, a copy of the annual report and final accounting shall be made available.
D. The annual report by the trustee shall be for the same period as the report received from the cemetery authority report pursuant to R.S. 8:455.
Acts 1974, No. 417, §1; Acts 1997, No. 921, §1; Acts 2014, No. 88, §1; Acts 2015, No. 222, §1; Acts 2018, No. 391, §1, eff. May 20, 2018; Acts 2023, No. 381, §1.
(a) All receipts and disbursements of cash, all receipts and deliveries of other trust property during the regular business year of the cemetery authority, and a detailed list of all items of trust property in the trust at the end of each year.
(b) A statement showing the total amount of the endowment and perpetual care trust funds invested in each of the investments authorized by law, and the amount of cash on hand not invested.
(2) The report shall be verified by the president or vice president and one other officer of the cemetery authority.
B. Within sixty days of the resignation of a trustee and transfer of the trust fund to the successor trustee, the resigning trustee shall file with the board a final accounting showing in detail all receipts and disbursements of cash and all receipts and deliveries of other trust property, and set forth a detailed list of all items of trust property in the trust from the last reporting period through the date of resignation and transfer of the trust fund to the successor trustee.
C. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the annual report and final accounting shall be open for public inspection and upon request, a copy of the annual report and final accounting shall be made available.
D. The annual report by the trustee shall be for the same period as the report received from the cemetery authority report pursuant to R.S. 8:455.
Acts 1974, No. 417, §1; Acts 1997, No. 921, §1; Acts 2014, No. 88, §1; Acts 2015, No. 222, §1; Acts 2018, No. 391, §1, eff. May 20, 2018; Acts 2023, No. 381, §1.
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