California Business and Professions Code

§ 7685.2

BPC § 7685.2 Effective Jan 1, 2023Div. 3 · Ch. 12 · Art. 5.5

Statute text

(a)A funeral director shall not enter into a contract for furnishing services or property in connection with the burial or other disposal of human remains until the funeral director has first submitted to the potential purchaser of those services or property a written or printed memorandum containing the following information, provided that information is available at the time of execution of the contract:

(1)The total charge for the funeral director’s services and the use of the funeral director’s facilities, including the preparation of the body and other professional services, and the charge for the use of automotive and other necessary equipment.

(2)An itemization of charges for the following merchandise as selected: the casket, an outside receptacle, and clothing.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 399, Sec. 24. (AB 351) Effective January 1, 2023. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by its own provisions. See later operative version added by Sec. 25 of Stats. 2022, Ch. 399.