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27-17A-42
Section 27-17A-42 Trust contributions; trustee responsibilities; withdrawals; analysis and
certification by seller. (a) The obligation of the seller under a preneed contract shall be
to make contributions into the Cemetery Merchandise and Services Trust Fund in accordance
with the following formulae: (1) With respect to all cemetery merchandise, 110 percent of
wholesale cost. (2) With respect to outer burial containers, 60 percent of the purchase price
specified in the preneed contract. (3) With respect to cemetery services, 60 percent of the
purchase price specified in the preneed contract. (4) With respect to all cash advance items
sold, 100 percent of the purchase price specified for the same in the preneed contract. (5)
With respect to caskets, 75 percent of the purchase price. (b) All contributions shall be
made within 30 days after the end of the calendar month in which the preneed contract is paid
in full, unless, prior to that time, all liabilities of the seller under the...
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27-17A-43
Section 27-17A-43 Cancellation of contract; withdrawal from trust fund. (a) Upon cancellation
of a preneed contract by mutual agreement between the seller and purchaser, or upon unilateral
cancellation of a preneed contract by the seller by reason of default on the part of the purchaser,
or other valid cancellation by reason of transfers to another seller or otherwise, the seller
may, upon submission of a certification under oath by a responsible officer of the seller
to the trustee, withdraw from the Cemetery Merchandise and Services Trust Fund and retain
an amount equal to the amount of all funds contributed to the trust fund with respect to the
preneed contract. Any trustee accepting preneed contract proceeds under this article may rely
on the seller's certification under oath as required herein to be made, and shall not be liable
to anyone for such reliance. (b) At such time as the seller undertakes to perform its obligations
under a preneed contract by delivery or installation, or...
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27-17A-31
Section 27-17A-31 Deposits into trust; trustee responsibilities; interests in funds. (a) Any
person who is paid, collects, or receives funds under a preneed contract for funeral services
or funeral merchandise to be funded by trust shall deposit in trust an amount at least equal
to the sum of 75 percent of the amount collected on the purchase price for all funeral services
and funeral merchandise sold, transportation, and facilities rented other than outer burial
containers, 60 percent of the amount collected on the purchase price for outer burial containers,
110 percent of the wholesale cost of memorials from the amount collected on the purchase price
of memorials, and 100 percent of the amount collected on the purchase price for all cash advance
items sold. (b) All deposits shall be made within 30 days after the end of the calendar month
in which the preneed contract is paid in full, unless, prior to that time, all liabilities
of the seller under the preneed contract to deliver the...
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27-17A-13
Section 27-17A-13 Monies to be placed in trust; compliance by pre-existing preneed contracts.
(a) Except as provided in Sections 27-17A-3 and 27-17A-14, every preneed contract shall require
the monies paid to the seller or trustee to be placed in trust in accordance with Article
3, for funeral merchandise and services sold by funeral establishments or third party sellers,
or Article 4, for cemetery merchandise and services sold by cemetery authorities. (b) Although
this chapter does not apply to preneed contracts entered into prior to May 1, 2002, a preneed
provider which contends that a preneed trust fund which was in effect prior to May 1, 2002,
complies with this chapter with respect to the contracts entered into prior to May 1, 2002,
may provide to the commissioner documentary proof thereof. Upon the commissioner determining
that compliance has been established, the pre-existing preneed trust fund assets may be merged
with or into the trust fund required under this chapter or...
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27-17A-2
Section 27-17A-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings: (1) ALTERNATIVE CONTAINER. A nonmetal receptacle or enclosure, without ornamentation
or a fixed interior lining, which is designed for the encasement of human remains and which
is made of cardboard, pressed-wood, composition materials (with or without an outside covering),
or pouches of canvas or other materials. (2) ARRANGEMENT CONFERENCE. The meeting occurring
either at need or preneed between the seller and the purchaser during which funeral or cemetery
merchandise and services are discussed. (3) ARRANGEMENT CONFERENCE FEE. The charge to the
purchaser in conjunction with the arrangement conference. (4) AT NEED. At the time of death,
or immediately following death. (5) AUTHORIZING AGENT. One who is lawfully authorized to control
the final disposition of human remains. (6) BELOW-GROUND CRYPT. A preplaced enclosed chamber,
which is usually constructed of reinforced concrete,...
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27-17A-41
Section 27-17A-41 Trust fund; trustee; interests of purchaser; seller. (a) Any person who receives
or collects any funds on account of a preneed contract in this state for cemetery services
or cemetery merchandise, or both, entered into after May 1, 2002, shall have the obligation
to pay over and contribute into a trust fund as hereinafter described, those amounts or proportions
of the funds as hereinafter provided. (b) Whether or not the preneed contract provides for
cemetery merchandise or cemetery services, or any combination thereof, the trust fund shall
be referred to in this section as the Cemetery Merchandise and Services Trust Fund. (c) The
trustee of the Cemetery Merchandise and Services Trust Fund shall be qualified as such within
the definition of the trustee. (d) The trustee shall take title to the property conveyed to
the Cemetery Merchandise and Services Trust Fund subject to this section. (e) The contract
purchaser shall have no interest whatsoever in, or power...
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27-17A-10
Section 27-17A-10 Certificate required. (a) No person may sell a preneed contract without first
having a valid certificate of authority. (b)(1) No person may receive any funds for payment
on a preneed contract who does not hold a valid certificate of authority. (2) Any preneed
transaction in which a buyer pays to the seller before need, in whole or in part, a purchase
price for funeral or cemetery merchandise and services, and in which the seller is not obligated
to deliver the contracted for merchandise or to perform the services until need, in whole
or in part, shall be evidenced by a written preneed contract satisfying the requirements of
this chapter and signed by the seller and the purchaser. No person may receive or accept any
form of consideration in such a transaction without a fully signed written preneed contract.
A transaction not evidenced by a signed written preneed contract shall be voidable at the
election of the buyer and, if such election is made, the seller shall...
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27-17A-33
Section 27-17A-33 Rights of purchaser; cancellation of contract; revocability. (a) A purchaser,
by providing written notice to the certificate holder, may cancel a preneed contract within
30 days of the date that the contract was executed provided that the funeral merchandise and
funeral services have not yet been used. Upon providing the notice, the purchaser shall be
entitled to a complete refund of the amount paid, except for the amount allocable to any funeral
merchandise or funeral services that have been used, and shall be released from all obligations
under the contract. This subsection shall apply to all items that are purchased as part of
a preneed contract. (b) After 30 days from the date the preneed contract was executed, a purchaser,
by providing written notice to the certificate holder, may cancel the funeral services, funeral
merchandise, facilities, and cash advance items portions of a preneed contract at any time,
and shall be entitled to the refund defined in the...
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27-14-3
Section 27-14-3 Insurable interest - Personal insurance; preneed contracts. (a) Insurable interest
with reference to personal insurance is an interest based upon a reasonable expectation of
pecuniary advantage through the continued life, health, or bodily safety of another person
and consequent loss by reason of his or her death or disability or a substantial interest
engendered by love and affection in the case of individuals closely related by blood or by
law. (b) An individual has an unlimited insurable interest in his or her own life, health,
and bodily safety and may lawfully take out a policy of insurance on his or her own life,
health, or bodily safety and have the same made payable to whomsoever he or she pleases, regardless
of whether the beneficiary so designated has an insurable interest. (c) A corporation, foreign
or domestic, has an insurable interest in the life or physical or mental ability of any of
its directors, officers, or employees, or the directors, officers, or...
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27-17A-44
Section 27-17A-44 Rights of seller. If the amounts paid by the purchaser under a preneed contract
for cemetery merchandise have previously been deposited in trust, the seller may withdraw
the principal amount there, at such time as the cemetery merchandise is delivered or installed
or, if comprised of materials designed to withstand prolonged, protected storage without deterioration,
the merchandise is placed in storage with a responsible third party bonded and insured for
the wholesale value thereof and evidenced by a receipt specifically identifying the item,
the specific preneed contract, the location of the item, and the identity and address of the
bonding and insuring parties. For purposes of this section only, caskets and alternative containers
may not be held in storage by the seller or a third party storage facility prior to the death
of the funeral beneficiary. (Act 2002-74, p. 221, §1; Act 2014-216, p. 653, §3.)...
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