<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aP0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aC0-000002 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1a000003 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:45:02:06"><span class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aC0-000000">20:45:02:06</span></a><span class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aC0-000001">.  Prearranged funeral contracts.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aC0"> A prearranged funeral </span><span class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aC0"> be contracted for on a form prepared by the funeral establishment. The form </span><span class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aC0"> comply with SDCL chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=55-11"><span class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aC0-000002">55-11</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aC0"> and </span><span class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aC0"> be in triplicate. One copy </span><span class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aC0"> be kept in the funeral establishment. One copy </span><span class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aC0"> be delivered to the purchaser or beneficiary of the fund. One copy </span><span class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aC0"> be </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aC0">left with the depository as directed by SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=55-11-3"><span class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aC0-000002">55-11-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aC0">. Any funeral establishment and licensee, who is a party to a prearranged funeral contract, must be knowledgeable of and must fully comply with SDCL chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=55-11"><span class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aC0-000002">55-11</span></a><span class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aC0">.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aC0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aC0">Any </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aC0">violation of SDCL chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=55-11"><span class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aC0-000002">55-11</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aC0"> is grounds for revocation </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aC0">or suspension </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aC0">of a license. Any prearranged funeral contract funded by an insurance policy purchased from or through a funeral establishment for the purpose of paying, in whole or in part, for the purchase or rental of personal property and professional services for the final disposition of a body requires the funeral establishment to prepare a form itemizing </span><span class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aC0">the</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aC0"> property and services and to deliver a copy to the purchaser or beneficiary of the contract</span><span class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aC0">.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aC0"> </span><span class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aC0">A</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aC0"> copy</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aC0"> of the contract must also be retained by the funeral establishment for seven years after completing the contracted services</span><span class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1a000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aC0">    </span><span class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aC0"> SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 9 SDR 59, effective November 14, 1982; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 30 SDR 215, effective July 14, 2004</span><span class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aC0">; 50 SDR 157, effective July 2, 2024</span><span class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aC0">    </span><span class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-19-12.1"><span class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aC0-000002">36-19-</span><span class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aC0-000002">12.1</span></a><span class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aC0">    </span><span class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=55-11-3"><span class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aC0-000002">55-11-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=55-11-7"><span class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aC0-000002">55-11-7</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=55-11-9"><span class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aC0-000002">55-11-9</span></a><span class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s99496d97-dada-42c6-9d13-c7003d0e3c1a000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>