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§ 12-1101. Act, how cited.
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This provision says sections 12-1101 to 12-1121 are known as the Burial Pre-Need Sale Act.
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This provision says sections 12-1101 to 12-1121 are known as the Burial Pre-Need Sale Act.
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This provision defines key terms used in the Burial Pre-Need Sale Act.
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A pre-need seller must deposit sale proceeds with a trustee within 60 days after receiving them, unless another rule in the Burial Pre-Need Sale Act applies.
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A pre-need seller may keep certain sale proceeds and related amounts outside the trust requirements, but must make written promises for unfinished crypt or niche sales if the beneficiary dies before construction is complete.
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A pre-need seller must keep a separate record for each covered pre-need sale and retain it for inspection by the director.
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A pre-need purchaser may ask to make up to the first $4,000 of certain trust payments irrevocable, and the Department of Health and Human Services must update that amount yearly.
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Some trustees may accept or invest trust funds only under stated insurance and fiduciary conditions.
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Pre-need sellers need a director-issued license before making pre-need sales, and applicants must submit a written verified application with a $100 fee.
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The director may make rules and regulations needed to carry out and enforce the Burial Pre-Need Sale Act.
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Each pre-need seller must file an annual report with the director by June 1 and pay a $50 fee with each report.
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A pre-need seller must give the purchaser a duplicate contract original at the time of sale and file each contract form with the director.
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This provision applies the Burial Pre-Need Sale Act only to pre-need sales and contracts made after January 1, 1987, and says it must not be read to impair lawful contracts already in existence on or before that date.
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The trustee may distribute some trust funds to the pre-need seller, but only under the statute’s stated conditions and notification rules.
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Pre-need sellers must annually calculate the amount to keep in trust, and the trustee must retain that amount before any distribution. If the consumer price index is discontinued, the director must choose a comparable index and notify licensed pre-need sellers.
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An agent may not make pre-need sales without a license from the director, and the seller must help with the application and supervision.
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The director may deny, revoke, or suspend certain licenses and may impose an administrative fine, with notice and a hearing process.
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A licensee may surrender a license to the director in writing, and the director may later reinstate or reissue a license in certain cases.
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A person who violates the Burial Pre-Need Sale Act or makes a false or fraudulent required report commits a Class II misdemeanor, and the person's license must be revoked.
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The director may sue in Lancaster County district court to stop violations of the Burial Pre-Need Sale Act or its rules.
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The director may collect certain bond, credit, or trust-fund proceeds if the pre-need seller fails to perform secured obligations.