For purposes of sections 19a-315 to 19a-315c, inclusive:(1) 'Ancient burial place' means any tract of land within any municipality which has been used or has been in existence as a burial ground for more than one hundred years;(2) 'Burial ground authority' means the town, ecclesiastical society or cemetery association, as the case may be; and(3) 'Grave marker' means any of the following when used to mark graves in an ancient burial place, cemetery or burial ground: Tombs, monuments, gravestones, or fragments thereof and fences or curbing which enclose individual or family burial plots.(P.A. 84-280, S. 1; P.A. 85-319, S. 1.)History: P.A. 85-319 included the definition of 'grave marker' and applied the definitions to Sec. 19a-315c.
Connecticut Legal Code
§ 19a-315
Connecticut Title 19a — Connecticut law
Source: https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_368j.htm#sec_19a-315· Version 2026