Title 10, Chapter 14, Section 18
( 10-14-18)
(a) A registrant offering to provide burial rights, burial or
funeral merchandise, or burial or funeral services to the public
shall: (1) Provide by telephone, upon request, accurate information
regarding the retail prices of burial or funeral merchandise and
services offered for sale by the registrant; (2) Fully disclose all regularly offered services and merchandise
prior to the selection of burial rights, burial or funeral
services, or burial or funeral merchandise. The full disclosure
required shall identify the prices of all burial or rights, burial
or funeral services, and burial or funeral merchandise provided by
the registrant; (3) Not make any false or misleading statements of the legal
requirement as to the necessity of a casket or outer burial
container; (4) Provide a good faith estimate of all fees and costs the
customer will incur to use any burial rights, merchandise, or
services purchased; (5) Provide to the customer a current copy of the rules and
regulations of the registrant; (6) Provide the registrant's policy on cancellation and refunds to
each customer; (7) Provide refunds if burial or funeral merchandise is not
delivered as represented; and (8) Provide the customer, upon the purchase of any burial right or
burial or funeral merchandise or service, a written contract, the
form of which has been filed with the Secretary of State. (b) In a manner established by rule of the Secretary of State, the
written contract shall provide on the signature page of the
contract, clearly and conspicuously in boldface ten-point type or
larger, the following: (1) The words "purchase price" together with the sum of all items
set out in the contract in accordance with subsection (d) of this
Code section; (2) The amount to be placed in trust; (3) Either: (A) A statement that no further expenses will be incurred at the
time of need; or (B) A statement that additional expenses will be incurred at the
time of need, the registrant's current price for each such
expense, and a statement that such prices may be expected to
increase in the future; and (4) The telephone number designated by the Secretary of State for
questions and complaints. (c) The written contract shall be completed prior to the signing of
the contract by the customer and a copy of the contract shall be
provided to the customer. (d) The written contract shall provide an itemization of the amounts
charged for all burial rights, burial or funeral services, burial or
funeral merchandise, cash advances, and fees and other charges,
which itemization shall be clearly and conspicuously segregated from
everything else on the written contract. (e) The written contract shall contain a description of the burial
or funeral merchandise covered by the contract to include, when
applicable, size, materials from which the burial or funeral
merchandise is made, and other relevant specifications as may be
required by the Secretary of State. (f) The written contract shall disclose the location at which
funeral services are to be provided and the space number of each lot
or grave space. |