Maryland Attorney General Opinion 98 OAG 003

MORTICIANS HEALTH OCCUPATIONS – MORTICIANS – PRICE PROVISIONS OF MONEY-TRUSTED PRE-NEED FUNERAL CONTRACTS MUST BE GUARANTEED March 1, 2013 The Honorable Wade Kach Maryland House of Delegates On behalf of the State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors (“the Board”), you have asked for our opinion as to whether Maryland law permits a licensed mortician or funeral director to enter into money-trusted pre-need funeral contracts in which the price of some of the goods or services agreed upon is not guaranteed. In a money-trusted pre-need funeral contract, the consumer purchases funeral goods…