Each owner or operator of a licensed funeral establishment or cemetery association, who files an annual report, must file with the commissioner a corporate surety bond approved by the commissioner in an amount deemed adequate by the commissioner running to the state of North Dakota. The bond must be in such form and style as the commissioner may require for the use and benefit of the purchasers or persons making payments upon pre-need funeral service contracts or their estates, or the beneficiary of the pre-need funeral service contract or the beneficiary’s estate for damages suffered by them because of the failure to comply with all provisions of the pre-need funeral service contract or the provisions of this chapter.

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 43-10.1-04

  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49