PRINTER'S NO. 690
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
616
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY McILHINNEY, VULAKOVICH, RAFFERTY, FONTANA,
BREWSTER, KILLION, AUMENT, SABATINA, DINNIMAN AND
TARTAGLIONE, APRIL 13, 2017
REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE,
APRIL 13, 2017
AN ACT
Amending Title 9 (Burial Grounds) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, providing for notice of burial
benefits; and imposing a penalty.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 9 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
is amended by adding a chapter to read:
CHAPTER 5
BURIAL
Subchapter
A. Preliminary Provisions
B. Burial Benefits
SUBCHAPTER A
PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS
Sec.
501. Definitions.
§ 501. Definitions.
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The following words and phrases when used in this chapter
shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Funeral entity." As defined in 49 Pa. Code § 13.1 (relating
to definitions).
"Licensed funeral director." As defined in 49 Pa. Code §
13.1 (relating to definitions).
SUBCHAPTER B
BURIAL BENEFITS
Sec.
511. Notice of burial benefits.
§ 511. Notice of burial benefits.
(a) General rule.--The following persons shall be required
to provide information regarding the availability of veterans'
burial benefits to a purchaser of funeral merchandise or a
burial lot:
(1) A licensed funeral director.
(2) A funeral entity.
(3) A cemetery company.
(b) Required information.--At a minimum, information on the
following shall be provided:
(1) Burial benefits and allowances, flags to be draped
over caskets and headstones and markers, as provided under 38
U.S.C. Ch. 23 (relating to burial benefits).
(2) Burial in national cemeteries as provided under 38
U.S.C. § 2402 (relating to persons eligible for interment in
national cemeteries).
(3) Presidential memorial certificates as provided under
38 U.S.C. § 112 (relating to Presidential memorial
certificate program).
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(4) Military funeral honors as provided under 10 U.S.C.
§ 1491 (relating to funeral honors functions at funerals for
veterans).
(c) Affidavit.--A funeral director, funeral entity and
cemetery company shall require a purchaser to sign an affidavit
indicating that the information was supplied prior to the
purchase of any funeral merchandise or burial lot.
(d) Penalty.--A funeral director or officer of a cemetery
company who fails to furnish the required information commits a
misdemeanor of the third degree.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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