Alabama Chapter 17A — Preneed Funeral and Cemetery Act.
Article 1 General Provisions.
- Section 27-17A-1 — Short title.
- Section 27-17A-2 — Definitions.
- Section 27-17A-3 — Funding with insurance contract.
- Section 27-17A-4 — Sale of funeral merchandise, etc.
Article 2 Certificate of Authority.
- Section 27-17A-10 — Certificate required.
- Section 27-17A-11 — Application for certificate; statements; issuance; expiration; transfer.
- Section 27-17A-12 — Preneed contract forms; disclosure; approval.
- Section 27-17A-13 — Moneys to be placed in trust; compliance by preexisting preneed contracts.
- Section 27-17A-14 — Surety bond.
- Section 27-17A-15 — Examination by commissioner.
- Section 27-17A-16 — Inactive certificate holder; surrender of license.
- Section 27-17A-17 — Dissolution or liquidation of certificate holder.
- Section 27-17A-18 — Preneed sales agent.
- Section 27-17A-19 — Prohibited activities.
- Section 27-17A-20 — Hearing; procedures; penalties.
- Section 27-17A-21 — Fine in lieu of suspension or revocation of certificate.
- Section 27-17A-22 — Violations.
- Section 27-17A-23 — Civil actions; liability.
- Section 27-17A-24 — Construction of chapter.
- Section 27-17A-25 — Disposition of funds.
Article 3 Funeral Merchandise and Services Trust Fund.
- Section 27-17A-30 — Applicability of article.
- Section 27-17A-31 — Deposits into trust; trustee responsibilities; interests in funds.
- Section 27-17A-32 — Rights of sellers; powers and duties of trustee.
- Section 27-17A-33 — Rights of purchaser; cancellation of contract; revocability.
- Section 27-17A-34 — Disbursement of funds.
Article 4 Cemetery Merchandise and Services Trust Fund.
- Section 27-17A-40 — Applicability of article.
- Section 27-17A-41 — Trust fund; trustee; interests of purchaser; seller.
- Section 27-17A-42 — Trust contributions; trustee responsibilities; withdrawals; analysis and certification by seller.
- Section 27-17A-43 — Cancellation of contract; withdrawal from trust fund.
- Section 27-17A-44 — Rights of seller.
- Section 27-17A-45 — Endowment care fund.
- Section 27-17A-46 — Endowment care cemeteries.
- Section 27-17A-47 — Establishment and management of endowment care fund.
- Section 27-17A-48 — Maintenance of records.
- Section 27-17A-49 — Endowment care fund deposits; qualification as endowment care cemetery.
- Section 27-17A-50 — Financial interest in asset or business in which endowment care trust invests, etc.; use of income.
- Section 27-17A-51 — Propriety of expenditures; income payments to cemetery authority.
- Section 27-17A-52 — Disclosure of activities and statement of investments.
- Section 27-17A-53 — Disposal of assets or investments.
- Section 27-17A-54 — Annual report.
- Section 27-17A-55 — Construction of mausoleum, etc.
- Section 27-17A-56 — Rules and regulations.