California Business and Professions Code 7637.7 – (a) Any cemetery salesperson or cemetery broker who sells, …
(a) Any cemetery salesperson or cemetery broker who sells, causes to be sold, or offers for sale any cemetery property upon the promise, guarantee, or representation to the purchaser that the same may be resold or repurchased at a financial profit is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b) For violation of any of the provisions of this section, the bureau may temporarily suspend or permanently revoke the license of the cemetery salesperson or cemetery broker in accordance with the provisions of this act relating to disciplinary proceedings.
Terms Used In California Business and Professions Code 7637.7
- Bureau: means the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau. See California Business and Professions Code 7601
- license: means license, certificate, registration, or other means to engage in a business or profession regulated by this code or referred to in Section 1000 or 3600. See California Business and Professions Code 23.7
(c) No violation of any of the provisions of this section by any cemetery salesperson or employee of any licensed cemetery broker shall cause the suspension or revocation of the license of the employer of the salesperson or employee unless it appears upon a hearing by the bureau that the employer had guilty knowledge of the violation.
(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 395, Sec. 18. (AB 180) Effective January 1, 2016.)