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§ 1258.1. Casket Price Lists, Price Tags, Price Ranges and Display.

16 CA ADC § 1258.1Barclays Official California Code of Regulations

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Title 16. Professional and Vocational Regulations
Division 12. Cemetery and Funeral Bureau (Refs & Annos)
Article 7. Miscellaneous
16 CCR § 1258.1
§ 1258.1. Casket Price Lists, Price Tags, Price Ranges and Display.
(a) For the purposes of Business and Professions Code section 7685 and this section, the term “provide” shall mean to give for retention to persons who inquire in person about funeral arrangements or the prices of funeral goods or services.
(b) For the purposes of Business and Professions Code sections 7685 and 7685.1(a), casket descriptions shall be sufficiently descriptive so as to provide a reasonably accurate impression of the casket including its color. The color may be expressed in either the manufacturer's color or generic color.
(c) The statement regarding the price range for all caskets offered for sale, required pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 7685, shall:
(1) Differentiate between the price range for all caskets regularly offered for sale, and the price range for all alternative containers regularly offered for sale.
(d) All caskets, representations of caskets, and alternative containers regularly offered for sale shall be either physically displayed in the funeral establishment casket selection room or displayed photographically.
(e) The provisions of Business and Professions Code section 7685.1(a) shall be applicable to caskets regularly offered for sale and displayed by catalog, by photograph and physically.
(f) For purposes of this section, a “casket” is a rigid container which is designed for the encasement of human remains and which is usually constructed of wood, metal, fiberglass, plastic, or like material, and ornamented and lined with fabric.
(g) For the purpose of this section, an “alternative container” is an unfinished wood box or other non-metal receptacle or enclosure, without ornamentation or a fixed interior lining, which is designed for the encasement of human remains and which is made of fiberboard, pressed-wood, composition materials (with or without an outside covering) or like materials.
(h) For purposes of this section, “regularly offered for sale” shall not include caskets or alternative containers provided to fulfill the terms of a preneed funeral agreement, or any caskets and alternative containers offered to meet the special needs of a consumer.

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Note: Authority cited: Section 7606, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 7606, 7685 and 7685.1, Business and Professions Code.
History
1. New section filed 7-10-95; operative 8-9-95 (Register 95, No. 28).
2. Amendment of subsection (e) filed 10-31-97; operative 11-30-97 (Register 97, No. 44).
3. Amendment filed 11-25-2015; operative 1-1-2016 (Register 2015, No. 48).
This database is current through 4/26/24 Register 2024, No. 17.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 16, § 1258.1, 16 CA ADC § 1258.1
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