La. Rev. Stat. § 8:502.1
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Determination of personal property delivery
Official statutory text
Personal property shall be delivered within the meaning of R.S. 8:501 when any of the following occur:
(1) Actual delivery of the personal property is made to the contract beneficiary.
(2) Delivery of the personal property is made to the cemetery authority or other entity for the contract beneficiary and the personal property is permanently affixed to real property or a mausoleum.
(3) Delivery of the personal property is made to the cemetery authority or other entity for the contract beneficiary with the storage provided by the cemetery authority or other entity, and the cemetery authority or other entity:
(a) Maintains and submits to the board, not less than annually, a merchandise inventory log of all personal property in storage at the date of such report, including a detailed description of all such personal property with the name of the contract beneficiary.
(b) Submits evidence that all stored personal property is insured against casualty, theft, and any loss normally assumed by a compensated depositary or bailee for hire.
(c) Permits the board or its designee, at any time, to examine all stored personal property and examine any documents pertaining thereto.
(4) The cemetery authority or other entity has paid its supplier for pre-need personal property, and the supplier has caused such personal property to be manufactured and stored and has caused title to such personal property to be transferred to the contract beneficiary, and has agreed to ship such personal property upon his request or the request of the cemetery authority or other entity.
Acts 1997, No. 921, §1; Acts 2012, No. 98, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
(1) Actual delivery of the personal property is made to the contract beneficiary.
(2) Delivery of the personal property is made to the cemetery authority or other entity for the contract beneficiary and the personal property is permanently affixed to real property or a mausoleum.
(3) Delivery of the personal property is made to the cemetery authority or other entity for the contract beneficiary with the storage provided by the cemetery authority or other entity, and the cemetery authority or other entity:
(a) Maintains and submits to the board, not less than annually, a merchandise inventory log of all personal property in storage at the date of such report, including a detailed description of all such personal property with the name of the contract beneficiary.
(b) Submits evidence that all stored personal property is insured against casualty, theft, and any loss normally assumed by a compensated depositary or bailee for hire.
(c) Permits the board or its designee, at any time, to examine all stored personal property and examine any documents pertaining thereto.
(4) The cemetery authority or other entity has paid its supplier for pre-need personal property, and the supplier has caused such personal property to be manufactured and stored and has caused title to such personal property to be transferred to the contract beneficiary, and has agreed to ship such personal property upon his request or the request of the cemetery authority or other entity.
Acts 1997, No. 921, §1; Acts 2012, No. 98, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
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