Mark, You'll have plenty of company....we don't have such a law in California but if we did, I'd be going to jail too. Sue Silver ----- Original Message ----- From: "mark davis" <md9105@skyenet.net> To: <INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 10:14 PM Subject: Re: [INPCRP] FINDING SUNKEN HEADSTONES > I dont get it.....People can vandalize cemeteries and get away with > it.People can disturb or move remains and get away with it....but when > someone wants to save and restore the precious,usually not replaceable info > on a sunken stone by probing they can get arrested. I guess digging around a > base to repair a stone would be considered a felony then....I guess I am > going to jail for caring about the neglect. > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ingrant/restproj.htm > > Mark Davis > > > Mark Davis > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "jon andrews" <sianoil@hotmail.com> > To: <INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 12:47 AM > Subject: Re: [INPCRP] FINDING SUNKEN HEADSTONES > > > > > > > > > > > > >From: Jb502000@aol.com > > >Reply-To: INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com > > >To: INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com > > >Subject: Re: [INPCRP] FINDING SUNKEN HEADSTONES > > >Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 02:03:59 EST > > > > > >In a message dated 2/6/02 12:55:40 AM US Eastern Standard Time, > > >sianoil@hotmail.com writes: > > > > > > > > > > PROBING CAN BE CONSIDERED ILLEGAL. > > > > JON ANDREWS > > > > > > > > > > > > Jon, > > > A simple Letter signed by the Trustee makes it Legal to probe and > recover > > >missing pieces of headstones You are working under his Authority. He is > > >authorized to do that, but will not do it, Him or Her self. Uncover > them, > > >photograph them,and make notes, and use a stake with a Large Sharpie with > > >waterproof ink to note the name. Don't move them until ready for > repairs. > > >I > > >know you know all of this, but others don't. To be safe get Signed > > >Permission !! > > >Jack Briles > > > > > > > > > > > >==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== > > >"Show me your cemeteries, and I will tell you what kind of people you > > >have." > > > Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790) > > > > > > > > > Jack: > > I'm not so sure the trustee has the authority to give you permission to > > probe if it violates state law, like our attorney says it might. But then > > who raelly knows? Also, I thought a C.O. has more power than a State > Police > > Officer. That is what I was always told, anyway. Yeah, in short it's a > > screwed up mess. > > Jon Andrews > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com > > > > > > ==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== > > "Show me your cemeteries, and I will tell you what kind of people you > have." > > Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790) > > > > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.320 / Virus Database: 179 - Release Date: 1/31/02 > > > ==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== > "Show me your cemeteries, and I will tell you what kind of people you have." > Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790) > >