This is a concern of many and growing. I did read sometime ago where an Amish family purchased and farm in Northern IN and they PLOWED up a family burial plot. I hope this is not the norm? Subj: [NCROOTS] Old Cemetery Date: 1/3/00 12:08:21 PM US Mountain Standard Time From: [email protected] (James Haynes) Reply-to: <A HREF="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A> To: [email protected] From: James Haynes <[email protected]> Neal: Before you have your hearing has anyone from the county investigated to see if this land owner is in violation the following criminal code. JIMH: PS: As you can see I am having a hard time letting go of this. I was having somewhat of a problem up in Rutherford County with a land owner who died. The land was sold to a very young couple who told us we could enter any time we desired. Clean, replace, stones, build a fence around the site and do just about any thing to preserve the historical site. My GGGGrand Parents are there along with a son who died in the civil war and was brought back from VA. to be buried on the home place. My mother always said everyone deserved a marked resting place. She spent 10 years after retiring collecting money from her kin to place markers on all unmarked ancestors grave sites. G.S. 14-148 and G.S. 14-149 outline the penalties for defacing and desecrating grave sites and for plowing over or covering up graves: Violation is a misdemeanor and a Class I felony respectively. The fine is up to $500, and imprisonment is between sixty days and a year. Both penalties may result.