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The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXXIII
REGULATION OF TRADE, COMMERCE, INVESTMENTS, AND SOLICITATIONS
Chapter 497
FUNERAL, CEMETERY, AND CONSUMER SERVICES
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CHAPTER 497
PART IV

PRENEED SALES

497.450
Preneed sales; chapter exclusive; applicability of other laws.
497.451
Insurance business not authorized.
497.452
Preneed license required.
497.453
Application for preneed license, procedures and criteria; renewal; reports.
497.454
Approval of preneed contract and related forms.
497.455
Nonconforming contracts.
497.4555
Charges for preneed contract.
497.456
Preneed Funeral Contract Consumer Protection Trust Fund.
497.457
Ownership of proceeds received on contracts.
497.458
Disposition of proceeds received on contracts.
497.459
Cancellation of, or default on, preneed contracts; required notice.
497.460
Payment of funds upon death of named beneficiary.
497.462
Other alternatives to deposits under s. 497.458.
497.463
Existing merchandise trust funds; proof of compliance with law.
497.464
Alternative preneed contracts.
497.465
Inactive, surrendered, and revoked preneed licensees.
497.466
Preneed sales agents, license required; application procedures and criteria; appointment of agents; responsibility of preneed licensee.
497.467
Acceptability of funeral and burial merchandise.
497.468
Disclosure of information to the public.
497.469
Fulfillment of preneed contracts.