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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 45:7-90

Prohibitions for providers

Known as the Mortuary Science Act

The act spans §§ 45:7-32 to 45:7-95 (57 sections).

L.1993, c.147, s.9; amended 2009, c.218, s.2.

9. No person shall:

a. Advertise "discounts," "rebates" or other price reduction incentives:

(1) which are not actual reductions of the retail prices of a provider's current general price list; or

(2) which are based solely on a funeral insurance policy's premium rate tables.

b. In offering to provide preneed funeral arrangements or prepaid funeral agreements, use the word "trust" or "trust funded" in any name, advertisement or solicitation in a misleading manner.

c. Fund or finance preneed funeral arrangements or a prepaid funeral agreement through retail installment contracts, reverse mortgages or credit life insurance, or in any manner other than a funeral trust or funeral insurance policy.

d. Waive any provision of this act in any agreement in which a person pays money under, or in connection with, a prepaid funeral agreement. Any agreement to waive any portion of this act shall render the agreement voidable by the purchaser.

Current official text: New Jersey Legislature. Digitized from the New Jersey Legislature bulk statutes download. Reproduced from public-domain New Jersey statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.