IN GENERAL

Springfield, Ill., City Code tit. IX, ch. 92, art. I

in effect

Springfield, Ill., City Code § 92.01 Establishment; extension or enlargement prohibited within city.

§ 92.01. - Establishment; extension or enlargement prohibited within city. Cemeteries or burying grounds shall not be established within the corporate limits of the city or within one mile thereof, nor shall any cemetery or burying grounds established within the city be extended or enlarged or used for burial purposes, except that Oak Ridge Cemetery and Calvary Cemetery may purchase additional ground as needed or when available and that ground may be within or without the corporate limits.

Springfield, Ill., City Code § 92.02 Interments within city prohibited; exceptions.

§ 92.02. - Interments within city prohibited; exceptions. No interment shall be made of a dead body of any person at any place within the corporate limits of the city, except that interments shall be allowed within the limits of Oak Ridge Cemetery, Calvary Cemetery, the building or grounds of any recognized church or religious society, association, or denomination, and at other locations authorized by the city council.

Springfield, Ill., City Code § 92.03 Trespassing; hunting.

§ 92.03. - Trespassing; hunting. Trespassing on any cemetery or burying ground under the jurisdiction of the city is forbidden, and no person shall hunt therein.

Springfield, Ill., City Code § 92.04 Injuring property.

§ 92.04. - Injuring property. No person shall remove or carry away, or willfully, maliciously or negligently break, deface, destroy, or otherwise injure any property or article placed or erected in the cemetery known as Oak Ridge Cemetery or belonging to or placed in any cemetery or burying grounds within the city, or within the jurisdiction of the council, and no person shall pluck any flowers thereon or trespass or maltreat any grave or violate any established rules and regulations for the government of the cemetery.

Springfield, Ill., City Code § 92.05 Permit required for burial or removal.

§ 92.05. - Permit required for burial or removal. No burial, interment, or cremation shall be lawful in any cemetery controlled by the city, nor shall any dead body be removed from any cemetery controlled by the city, until a permit for such burial, interment, cremation, or removal shall have first been obtained from the office of public health. (Ord. No. 585-10-03, § 1(Exh. 1), 10-21-03)

Source: City of Springfield, Illinois, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/il/springfield/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIXGERE_CH92CE_ARTIINGEFetched: 11/8/2026