California Business and Professions Code

§ 17530.7

BPC § 17530.7 Effective Jan 1, 1999Div. 7 · Part 3 · Ch. 1 · Art. 2

Statute text

It is unlawful for any person, other than a funeral director as defined in Section 7615, to sell, or offer to sell, on a retail basis, a casket, alternative container, or outer burial container, unless that person does all of the following:

(a)Provides to any person, upon beginning any discussion of prices, a written or printed list containing, but not necessarily limited to, the price of all caskets and containers that are normally offered for sale by that seller. The seller shall also provide a written statement or list that, at a minimum, specifically identifies particular caskets or containers by price and by thickness of metal, type of wood, or other construction, and by interior and color, when a request for specific information on caskets or containers is made in person by any individual. This information shall also be provided over the telephone, upon request.

(b)Places the price in a conspicuous manner on each casket. Individual price tags on caskets shall include the thickness of metal and type of wood or other construction, as applicable, in addition to interior and color information.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 286, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1999.