Funeral Home inters Body under false statements and unlawful paperwork:
Section 8-30-3
Prohibited actions.
It shall be unlawful for any cemetery:
(1) To sell or offer to sell any cemetery property, burial lot, burial rights, burial services, or burial merchandise by means of any oral or written untrue statement of a material fact or any omission of a material fact.
(2) In connection with the offer, sale, or purchase of any cemetery property, burial lot, burial rights, burial services, or burial merchandise, directly or indirectly:
a. To employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud.
b. To engage in any transaction, act, practice, or course of business which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon the purchaser or seller.
(3) To sell or offer to sell any cemetery property, burial lot, burial rights, burial services, or burial merchandise by means of any oral or written contract at a price that is above the posted amount.
(Acts 1995, No. 95-760, p. 1783, §3.)
If you have experienced the burial of a loved one under these circumstances, seek Legal Assistance. You are also urged to contact your state Funeral Directors Association to file a Complaint Packet. You may also wish to contact the National Funeral Director's Association at:
National Funeral Directors Association (Headquarters)
13625 Bishop’s Drive
Brookfield, WI 53005
Toll-free: 800-228-6332
Phone: 262-789-1880
Fax: 262-789-6977
E-mail: nfda@nfda.org
To view the NFDA's Code of Conduct, access: http://nfda.org/files/CodeofConduct.pdf
Enforcement Procedures (PDF 51KB) have been put in place to ensure action is taken in a fair and consistent manner and a Professional Conduct Committee has been established to investigate and resolve complaints.