LOS ANGELES , California -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The family of Michael Jackson has been told by state officials that it may be possible to bury the singer at Neverland Ranch -- if the county gives the green light . Santa Barbara County says it has n't yet been contacted about burying Michael Jackson at Neverland . Officials with Santa Barbara County , the site of the ranch , said Thursday that they have not yet been approached , and it was not clear whether the family had decided to pursue that option . A lawyer from the Jackson family contacted state officials recently about possibly burying Jackson at the ranch that was his home for almost two decades , said Amanda Fulkerson of California 's State and Consumer Services Agency . To bury someone on private land in California is a two-step process . First , a certificate of authority is needed from the state Cemetery and Funeral Bureau -- easily obtainable by filling out a two-page application and paying $ 400 . Next , the family needs approval from the county . No one from the Jackson camp has contacted county authorities yet , said county spokesman William Boyer . `` We have had no formal application either from the Jackson family or from the property owner , '' said Boyer , the communications director for the county . `` At that point , we would review the application and make a determination . '' Boyer said Santa Barbara county has never been approached about burial on private land . California has had burials outside cemeteries , most notably that of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan at his presidential library in Ventura County 's Simi Valley . Jackson 's brother Jermaine said he 'd like to see the singer buried at the ranch . But their father , Joe Jackson , said he opposes the site . The rest of the family has expressed no preference about Jackson 's final resting place . Michael Jackson died June 25 of a cardiac arrest . The exact cause of death is pending toxicology results . Jackson purchased the Neverland Ranch -- named for the fictional world in J.M. Barrie 's `` Peter Pan '' -- in 1987 and filled it with animals and amusement rides . Billionaire Tom Barrack Jr. gained control of the ranch through his company last year as part of a process to alleviate the singer 's debts , believed to be in the millions . Soon after Jackson 's death , Barrack said the property 's future would be discussed at a later time .