HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(5)  Aids or abets an unauthorized person in the
practice of mortuary science;

(6)  Advertises falsely or in a misleading manner;

(7)  Solicits mortuary science business, either
personally or by an agent, from a dying individual or the
relatives of a dead or dying individual, other than through
general advertising;

(8)  Employs, pays, or offers to pay a "capper",
"steerer", "solicitor", or any other person to obtain business,
either in general or for a particular mortician, funeral
director, or funeral establishment;

(9)  Directly or indirectly pays or offers to pay to
obtain mortuary science business;

(10)  Solicits or accepts any payment or rebate for
recommending any crematory, mausoleum, or cemetery or causing a
dead human body to be disposed of there;

(11)  Refuses to surrender custody of a dead human
body on the demand of a person who is entitled to its custody;

(12)   Sells or offers to sell any share, certificate,
or interest in a mortuary science business with a promise or
offer to perform services to the buyer at a cost less than that
offered to the general public;

(13)  Fails, after proper demand, to refund promptly
any payments received under a pre-need contract;

(14)  At the time funeral arrangements are made, fails
to give the written statement required by § 6-403 of this title;

(15)  Violates any State, municipal, or county law,
rule, or regulation on the handling, custody, care, or
transportation of dead human bodies;

(16)  Practices mortuary science under a name other
than:

(i) The name that appears on the license of
that person; or

(ii) The name of a partnership in accordance
with § 6-401 of this title;

(17)  Signs an application for a funeral establishment
license if the signer knew or should have known that grounds
existed for which the funeral establishment license later was
denied, suspended, or revoked;