A licensed funeral establishment that is also a licensed cemetery authority shall not deposit any money or securities received in connection with preneed funeral arrangements in a special endowment care fund as provided in Article 4 (commencing with Section 8775) of Chapter 5 of Part 3 of Division 8 of the Health and Safety Code, nor shall a licensed funeral establishment permit the deposit of any money or securities received in connection with a special endowment care fund into a preneed funeral trust fund. Nothing in this section shall require the liquidation or conversion of any lawful investment existing on December 31, 1981.

(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1151, Sec. 44. Effective January 1, 1997.)