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Upon beginning discussion of burial arrangements or the selection of any property or services, the general price list shall be offered by the cemetery company.\n\t\t\tThe itemized statement shall include, but not be limited to, the following charges: burial vaults or other burial receptacles, facilities used, and other professional services used, which shall be set forth in a clear and conspicuous manner.\n\t\t\tThe general price list and itemized statement of burial fees shall comply with forms prescribed by Board regulation, which regulations shall promote the purposes of this section.B\n\nNo cemetery company licensed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall make any solicitation at-need or any preneed solicitation using in-person communication by the cemetery company, his agents, assistants or employees, which is false, misleading, or contrary to the stated purpose. However, general advertising and preneed solicitation shall be permitted.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":271818,"text":"Every cemetery company licensed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall furnish a written general price list and a written itemized statement of charges in connection with burial services provided by the cemetery company.\n\t\t\tIndividuals inquiring in person about burial arrangements or the prices of property or services shall be given the general price list. Upon beginning discussion of burial arrangements or the selection of any property or services, the general price list shall be offered by the cemetery company.\n\t\t\tThe itemized statement shall include, but not be limited to, the following charges: burial vaults or other burial receptacles, facilities used, and other professional services used, which shall be set forth in a clear and conspicuous manner.\n\t\t\tThe general price list and itemized statement of burial fees shall comply with forms prescribed by Board regulation, which regulations shall promote the purposes of this section.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":271819,"text":"No cemetery company licensed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall make any solicitation at-need or any preneed solicitation using in-person communication by the cemetery company, his agents, assistants or employees, which is false, misleading, or contrary to the stated purpose. However, general advertising and preneed solicitation shall be permitted.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13695,"edition_id":1,"name":"Cemetery Operators, Perpetual Care Trust Funds and Preneed Burial Contracts","identifier":"23.1","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12755,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:35","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:35","permalink":{"id":240255,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13695,"identifier":"23.1","token":"54.1\/II\/23.1","url":"\/54.1\/II\/23.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12755,"edition_id":1,"name":"Professions and Occupations Regulated by the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation and Boards Within the Department","identifier":"II","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12754,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","permalink":{"id":239415,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12755,"identifier":"II","token":"54.1\/II","url":"\/54.1\/II\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12754,"edition_id":1,"name":"Professions and Occupations","identifier":"54.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","permalink":{"id":239313,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12754,"identifier":"54.1","token":"54.1","url":"\/54.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":61603,"structure_id":13695,"section_number":"54.1-2310","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/54.1-2310\/","token":"54.1\/II\/23.1\/54.1-2310","metadata":false},{"id":72586,"structure_id":13695,"section_number":"54.1-2311","catch_line":"Cemetery operators required to be licensed by the Board","url":"\/54.1-2311\/","token":"54.1\/II\/23.1\/54.1-2311","metadata":false},{"id":81993,"structure_id":13695,"section_number":"54.1-2312","catch_line":"Exemptions","url":"\/54.1-2312\/","token":"54.1\/II\/23.1\/54.1-2312","metadata":false},{"id":85224,"structure_id":13695,"section_number":"54.1-2312.01","catch_line":"Special interments; 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?981+ful+CHAP0708\">708<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?981+ful+CHAP0721\">721<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":[{"id":61603,"section_number":"54.1-2310","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-2310\/"},{"id":59048,"section_number":"54.1-2314","catch_line":"Refusal, suspension or revocation of license or registration","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-2314\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":240341,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75693,"identifier":"54.1-2327","token":"54.1\/II\/23.1\/54.1-2327","url":"\/54.1-2327\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-2327\/","token":"54.1\/II\/23.1\/54.1-2327","dublin_core":{"Title":"Itemized statement and general price list of burial fees to be furnished; solicitations prohibited","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-2327","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> Every <span class=\"dictionary\">cemetery company<\/span> licensed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall furnish a written general price list and a written itemized statement of charges in connection with burial services provided by the <span class=\"dictionary\">cemetery company<\/span>.\n\t\t\tIndividuals inquiring in person about burial arrangements or the prices of property or services shall be given the general price list. Upon beginning discussion of burial arrangements or the selection of any property or services, the general price list shall be offered by the <span class=\"dictionary\">cemetery company<\/span>.\n\t\t\tThe itemized statement shall include, but not be limited to, the following charges: burial vaults or other burial receptacles, facilities used, and other professional services used, which shall be set forth in a clear and conspicuous manner.\n\t\t\tThe general price list and itemized statement of burial fees shall comply with forms prescribed by <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> regulation, which regulations shall promote the purposes of this section. <a id=\"paragraph-271818\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-2327\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> No <span class=\"dictionary\">cemetery company<\/span> licensed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall make any <span class=\"dictionary\">solicitation<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">at-need<\/span> or any <span class=\"dictionary\">preneed<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">solicitation<\/span> using <span class=\"dictionary\">in-person communication<\/span> by the <span class=\"dictionary\">cemetery company<\/span>, his agents, assistants or employees, which is false, misleading, or contrary to the stated purpose. However, general advertising and <span class=\"dictionary\">preneed<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">solicitation<\/span> shall be permitted. <a id=\"paragraph-271819\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-2327\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nITEMIZED STATEMENT AND GENERAL PRICE LIST OF BURIAL FEES TO BE FURNISHED;\nSOLICITATIONS PROHIBITED (\u00a7 54.1-2327)\n\nA. Every cemetery company licensed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter\nshall furnish a written general price list and a written itemized statement of\ncharges in connection with burial services provided by the cemetery company.\n\t\t\tIndividuals inquiring in person about burial arrangements or the prices of\nproperty or services shall be given the general price list. Upon beginning\ndiscussion of burial arrangements or the selection of any property or services,\nthe general price list shall be offered by the cemetery company.\n\t\t\tThe itemized statement shall include, but not be limited to, the following\ncharges: burial vaults or other burial receptacles, facilities used, and other\nprofessional services used, which shall be set forth in a clear and conspicuous\nmanner.\n\t\t\tThe general price list and itemized statement of burial fees shall comply\nwith forms prescribed by Board regulation, which regulations shall promote the\npurposes of this section.\n\nB. No cemetery company licensed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall\nmake any solicitation at-need or any preneed solicitation using in-person\ncommunication by the cemetery company, his agents, assistants or employees,\nwhich is false, misleading, or contrary to the stated purpose. However, general\nadvertising and preneed solicitation shall be permitted.\n\nHISTORY: 1998, cc. 708, 721.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}