Bus. & Prof. Code, § 7718 · Article 7. Penal Provisions
Bus. & Prof. Code, § 7718
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Every person who, after a death or while a death is impending, solicits or accepts any sum of money or other valuable consideration, directly or indirectly, from a funeral establishment, funeral director or embalmer, his, her, or its agent or representative, in order that the funeral establishment, funeral director or embalmer might obtain business, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1151, Sec. 38. Effective January 1, 1997.
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- Official file
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