California · Business and Professions Code - BPC

BPC §7638: Any person, other than a person making an occasional sale, who advertises cemetery property for sale or exchange, without being duly licensed as a cemetery broker or a cemetery salesperson, or without

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

Advertising cemetery property for sale or exchange without proper licensing or authority is a misdemeanor; corporations may be fined up to $5,000.

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Any person, other than a person making an occasional sale, who advertises cemetery property for sale or exchange, without being duly licensed as a cemetery broker or a cemetery salesperson, or without possessing a certificate of authority as a cemetery corporation, is guilty of a misdemeanor. If such person is a corporation, it shall be punished by a fine of not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000).

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