CHAPTER 61. CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS BY CEMETERY EMPLOYEES

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    Chapter 61. Conflicts of Interests by Cemetery Employees

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Prohibition against acting as agent or representative; approval toact as agent or representative
    Sec. 1. (a) This section applies to a sexton, superintendent,manager, director, grounds keeper, caretaker, or other employee of:
        (1) a person, firm, association, limited liability company, orcorporation that operates or maintains a cemetery for profit; or
        (2) a nonprofit cemetery that is supported in whole or in part bythe use of public funds.
    (b) A sexton, superintendent, manager, director, grounds keeper,caretaker or other employee referred to in subsection (a) shall not:
        (1) act as an agent or representative for a manufacturer or dealerof any commodity that is to be used or installed on cemeteryproperty, including monuments or markers; and
        (2) receive for those services any consideration, either cash orotherwise;
unless the representation is approved in writing by the governingboard of the cemetery.
    (c) The written approval given by the governing board of acemetery under subsection (b) must be:
        (1) made a matter of public record; and
        (2) prominently displayed in a public place on the cemeteryproperty where it can be easily seen by persons visiting thecemetery property.
As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.35.

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Unlawful discrimination or unfair trade practice prohibited
    Sec. 2. A sexton, superintendent, manager, director, groundskeeper, caretaker, or other employee who:
        (1) is referred to in section 1(a) of this chapter; and
        (2) acts as an agent or representative for a manufacturer ordealer of any commodity that is to be used or installed oncemetery property;
is prohibited from engaging in any unlawful discrimination or unfairtrade practice in violation of this article or any other related lawagainst a manufacturer or dealer of a commodity used or installed oncemetery property whom the employee does not represent.
As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.35.

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Writs of prohibition
    Sec. 3. (a) Upon proper proof of a violation of section 1 or section2 of this chapter, a court of competent jurisdiction may issue writs ofprohibition.
    (b) After the issuance of writs of prohibition under subsection (a),a fiscal officer who disburses public money to any:        (1) person;
        (2) firm;
        (3) association;
        (4) limited liability company; or
        (5) corporation;
against whom or which a writ of prohibition is in effect is liable onthe fiscal officer's bond.
As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.35.