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New Jersey Statutes, Title: 45, PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
Chapter 7:
Section: 45:7-91: Certain acts, fourth degree crimes
10. A person is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree if he knowingly or purposefully solicits or induces any person to make a prepaid funeral agreement, whether funded with a funeral insurance policy or a funeral trust, with the intent to collect or charge more than the fair market value for prepaid funeral goods or services when the purchaser or intended funeral recipient is:
a. an aged, blind or disabled applicant for, or recipient of, benefits pursuant to the Supplemental Security Income Program under P.L.1973, c.256 (C.44:7-85 et seq.) or any Medicaid program under P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.) utilizing the eligibility criteria of the Supplemental Security Income Program in regard to burial spaces and funds set aside for burial expenses; or
b. an aged, blind or disabled person who reasonably anticipates applying for, or receiving, the benefits specified in subsection a. of this section.
L.1993,c.147,s.10.
This section added to the Rutgers Database: 2012-09-26 13:37:54.
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