§ 11-18-30 - Prearranged funerals – Receipt of money with intent to defraud. - Rhode-island Statutes

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SECTION 11-18-30

§ 11-18-30 Prearranged funerals –Receipt of money with intent to defraud. – No person may arrange, promote, enter into, or sell any funeral servicecontract on behalf of a funeral service establishment unless the person is anembalmer or funeral director licensed in accordance with the provisions ofchapter 33.2 of title 5. All monies received under these contracts shall beplaced into segregated escrow accounts and marked accordingly. Any funeraldirector or licensed employee who receives monies under the contracts withintent to defraud the purchaser shall, upon conviction, be imprisoned for notmore than one year or fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).Failure to hold such monies under the contract in segregated escrow accountsshall be prima facie evidence of the intent to defraud.

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SECTION 11-18-30

§ 11-18-30 Prearranged funerals –Receipt of money with intent to defraud. – No person may arrange, promote, enter into, or sell any funeral servicecontract on behalf of a funeral service establishment unless the person is anembalmer or funeral director licensed in accordance with the provisions ofchapter 33.2 of title 5. All monies received under these contracts shall beplaced into segregated escrow accounts and marked accordingly. Any funeraldirector or licensed employee who receives monies under the contracts withintent to defraud the purchaser shall, upon conviction, be imprisoned for notmore than one year or fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).Failure to hold such monies under the contract in segregated escrow accountsshall be prima facie evidence of the intent to defraud.

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SECTION 11-18-30

§ 11-18-30 Prearranged funerals –Receipt of money with intent to defraud. – No person may arrange, promote, enter into, or sell any funeral servicecontract on behalf of a funeral service establishment unless the person is anembalmer or funeral director licensed in accordance with the provisions ofchapter 33.2 of title 5. All monies received under these contracts shall beplaced into segregated escrow accounts and marked accordingly. Any funeraldirector or licensed employee who receives monies under the contracts withintent to defraud the purchaser shall, upon conviction, be imprisoned for notmore than one year or fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).Failure to hold such monies under the contract in segregated escrow accountsshall be prima facie evidence of the intent to defraud.