Section 41-43-57 - Application for release of trust principal for certain purposes under exceptional circumstances(1) In exceptional circumstances only, a perpetual care owner can make an application to the Secretary of State for an order directing the trustee to release trust principal for the extended care, maintenance or improvements to the perpetual care cemetery for which interest funds are insufficient. Before issuing such an order, the Secretary of State shall satisfy himself that the request is for a major capital expenditure that will advance the perpetual care life of the cemetery without undue risk to the solvency of the perpetual care trust fund. Consistent with this section, this shall be the only instance in which a perpetual care trust corpus may be utilized for cemetery maintenance and improvements. In the consideration of the application, the Secretary of State may require the production of any records deemed necessary and relevant to the cemetery's application for a major capital expenditure.(2) In addition the authority provided under subsection (1) of this section, subject to the provisions of Section 19-5-105(2) or 21-19-11(7), the board of supervisors of a county or the governing authority of a municipality also may make application to the Secretary of State for an order directing the trustee to release either accrued interest or principal of the trust fund for reimbursement to the county or municipality for the actual costs of cleanup performed by the county or municipality. Laws, 2009, ch. 549, § 23, eff. 7/1/2009.Amended by Laws, 2021, ch. 452, SB 2261,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2021.