55-11-3. Contract to be in writing--Copies furnished depository and personal representative of contracting party--Clause concerning trust fund required. A contract pursuant to § 55-11-1 shall be in writing and sufficient copies thereof shall be left with the depository pursuant to § 55-11-2 to comply with the provisions of this chapter, and a copy thereof shall also be furnished, upon request, to any personal representative of the estate of the decedent who contracted for his burial during his lifetime. The contract shall contain the following in twelve point bold type:
IF THIS CONTRACT IS PURCHASED FOR A GUARANTEED PRICE, NO LESS THAN EIGHTY-FIVE PERCENT OF ANY FUNDS RECEIVED UNDER THIS CONTRACT ARE REQUIRED BY LAW TO BE PLACED IN A FUNERAL TRUST FUND IN A DEPOSITORY DESCRIBED IN SDCL 55-11-2, IN EITHER A REVOCABLE OR IRREVOCABLE TRUST. IF THIS CONTRACT IS NOT FOR A GUARANTEED PRICE, ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF ANY FUNDS RECEIVED UNDER THIS CONTRACT ARE REQUIRED BY LAW TO BE PLACED IN A FUNERAL TRUST FUND IN A DEPOSITORY DESCRIBED IN SDCL 55-11-2 IN EITHER A REVOCABLE OR IRREVOCABLE TRUST. THIS CONTRACT, IF A REVOCABLE TRUST, MAY BE CANCELED AT ANY TIME UPON THIRTY DAYS WRITTEN NOTICE AND ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE MONEY PAID INTO TRUST TOGETHER WITH ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF ACCRUED TRUST INTEREST SHALL BE RETURNED TO THE CONTRACT PURCHASER.
Source: SL 1953, ch 496, § 1; SDC Supp 1960, § 27.1409; SL 1967, ch 104, § 1; SL 1981, ch 355, § 2; SL 1986, ch 408, § 3.
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