44-1799.21. Casket sales; price disclosure;
definition
A. A person offering caskets for sale to the public shall provide accurate price
information to potential purchasers of caskets as follows:
1. The person offering caskets for sale shall provide accurate casket retail price
information to any person who telephones for casket price information. If a person
requests a casket price list by telephone, the person offering caskets for sale shall
mail a price list to the caller and may charge a reasonable postage and handling fee of
not more than two dollars.
2. The person offering caskets for sale shall provide a written or printed casket
price list for retention to each person who personally inquires about casket prices. The
person offering caskets for sale shall offer the inquiring person the casket price list
on beginning a discussion regarding the selection of a casket. The person offering
caskets for sale shall not show any caskets to a potential purchaser before offering the
written or printed price list. The price list shall state the effective date of the
list.
B. The person who sells a casket shall deliver the casket to the purchaser or
designee at the time of sale.
C. If a person offering caskets for sale to the public does not make the
disclosures required by this section to a customer, any contract for the purchase of a
casket executed by the person offering caskets for sale and the customer is not
enforceable against that customer.
D. For the purposes of this section, "casket" means a rigid container that is
designed for the permanent encasement of human remains and that is usually constructed of
wood, metal or man-made substances and ornamented or lined with fabric.
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