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<section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="5-708" title_number="5" title_name="Cemeteries" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Preneed Burial Contracts">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The trustee may not disburse specific funds until preneed goods are delivered or preneed services are performed as provided in the preneed burial contract or in this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>On performance of a preneed burial contract:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the seller shall certify to the trustee:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>delivery of the preneed goods or performance of the preneed services; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the amount of specific funds in the trust account; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the trustee shall then pay to the seller the specific funds, accrued interest on the specific funds, and a prorated proportional share of total realized capital gains attributable to the specific funds.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In a seller’s records, the seller may itemize preneed goods or preneed services to which the trust requirements of this subtitle apply and the consideration paid or to be paid for each item.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If a seller itemizes in accordance with paragraph (1) of this subsection, on performance of that part of a preneed burial contract identified for itemized preneed goods or preneed services:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the seller shall certify to the trustee:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>delivery of the preneed goods or performance of the preneed services; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>the amount of the specific funds identified in the seller’s records for those preneed goods or preneed services; and</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the trustee shall then pay to the seller those specific funds, accrued interest on the specific funds, and a prorated proportional share of total realized capital gains attributable to the specific funds.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>If a preneed burial contract provides, for 2 or more individuals or pets, preneed goods or preneed services to which the trust requirements of this subtitle apply, a seller may designate in the seller’s records the consideration paid for each individual or pet.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>On performance of that part of the preneed burial contract identified to a particular individual:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the seller shall certify to the trustee:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>delivery of the preneed goods or performance of the preneed services; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>the amount of the specific funds applicable to that part of the preneed burial contract; and</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the trustee shall then pay to the seller those specific funds, accrued interest on the specific funds, and a prorated proportional share of total realized capital gains attributable to the specific funds.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
