California Codes, Business and Professions Code - BPC, Division 3 — Professions and Vocations Generally, Chapter 12 — Cemetery and Funeral Act, Article 2.5 — Cemetery Brokerage Regulations, Section 7637.7
(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.
(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.
Notes
Prohibits a cemetery salesperson or broker from selling or offering cemetery property on a promise, guarantee, or representation that it can be resold or repurchased at a profit, making the conduct a misdemeanor and allowing license suspension or revocation. Exempts an employer from license discipline for an employee’s violation unless a bureau hearing shows the employer had guilty knowledge.
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