18VAC65-30-80. Content and format.

Part IV. Contract

A. A person residing or doing business within the Commonwealth shall not make, either directly or indirectly by any means, a preneed contract unless the contract buyer has been given in writing all information and disclosures required by law and regulation.

B. In addition to requirements of § 54.1-2820 of the Code of Virginia, the contract shall contain the following:

1. The date of the contract;

2. Whether or not the price of the supplies and services purchased is guaranteed;

3. The appointee agreement when applicable; and

4. Signatures of the contract seller and the contract buyer.

C. If an appointee agreement has been signed, it shall be attached to the preneed contract as a valid part of the contract.

Statutory Authority

§§ 54.1-2400, 54.1-2803, and 54.1-2820 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR320-01-3 § 4.1, eff. March 1, 1991; amended, Virginia Register Volume 9, Issue 22, eff. August 25, 1993; Volume 11, Issue 14, eff. May 3, 1995; Volume 15, Issue 7, eff. January 20, 1999; Volume 19, Issue 10, eff. February 26, 2003.

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