Sec. 651.406. PURCHASE AGREEMENT; FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENT. (a) A purchase agreement must state:
(1) the name, address, and telephone number of the funeral establishment;
(2) the amount paid or owed to another person by the funeral establishment on behalf of the customer and each fee charged the customer for the cost of advancing funds or becoming indebted to another person on behalf of the customer;
(3) the printed notice required by Subsection (b);
(4) the name, mailing address, and telephone number of the commission; and
(5) a statement that complaints may be directed to the commission.
(b) The purchase agreement must contain the following printed notice: "Charges are only for those items that you selected or that are required. If we are required by law or by a cemetery or crematory to use any items, we will explain the reasons in writing below."
(c) The purchase agreement shall be signed by the funeral director making the arrangements.
(d) If the customer selects a package arrangement based on unit pricing, the itemization requirement is satisfied by providing a purchase agreement that itemizes the discount provided by the package arrangement.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 682, Sec. 1.22, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
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