(a) Except as provided in Sections 27-17A-3 and 27-17A-14, every preneed contract shall require the monies paid to the seller or trustee to be placed in trust in accordance with Article 3, for funeral merchandise and services sold by funeral establishments or third party sellers, or Article 4, for cemetery merchandise and services sold by cemetery authorities.
(b) Although this chapter does not apply to preneed contracts entered into prior to May 1, 2002, a preneed provider which contends that a preneed trust fund which was in effect prior to May 1, 2002, complies with this chapter with respect to the contracts entered into prior to May 1, 2002, may provide to the commissioner documentary proof thereof. Upon the commissioner determining that compliance has been established, the pre-existing preneed trust fund assets may be merged with or into the trust fund required under this chapter or continued as the trust fund and that determination by the commissioner shall be noted on the certificate of authority, and thereafter all preneed contracts covered by the trust fund, including those entered into prior to May 1, 2002, shall be subject to this chapter.
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