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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".06" citation="COMAR 10.29.06.06" title_num="10" subtitle_num="29" chapter_num="06" heading="Termination of Preneed Contract.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Except as otherwise provided in this regulation, a preneed contract may not be terminated by the seller.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Except as otherwise provided in this section, a seller may not withdraw from the preneed interest-bearing escrow or trust account the money received from a buyer unless the services and merchandise agreed to in the contract have been provided.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>At the time a preneed contract is terminated, the seller shall refund to the buyer the payments and interest held for the buyer, if any one of the following conditions occur:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The buyer or the legal representative or representatives of the buyer demands in writing a refund of the payments made except as set forth in Regulation .09 of this chapter;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The business of the seller is discontinued;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The seller is unable to perform under the terms and conditions of the preneed contract for reasons other than an increase in the cost of goods and services; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The buyer fails to pay the entire contract price before the death of the beneficiary.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>