Ritchie (HB 176) Act No. 77
Existing law allows for the entering into of merchandise trust funds for the sale of personal
property or services to be used in a cemetery in connection with the disposing of or
commemorating the memory of a deceased person and provides for the regulation of such
merchandise trust funds.
Existing law further allows for withdrawals from merchandise trust funds upon certification
by the cemetery authority or other entity of the delivery of the property or performance of the
service. Prior law provided that in the case of death prior to such certification, withdrawals
can be made upon submission of a certified copy of a death certificate.
New law retains existing law except instead of requiring submission of a certified copy of
a death certificate as in prior law, withdrawals can be made upon submission of
documentation required by rules and regulations promulgated by the board.
Effective August 1, 2013.
(Amends R.S. 8:503(A))