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Home » US Law » 2022 South Dakota Codified Laws » Title 55 - Fiduciaries and Trusts » Chapter 11 - Prearranged Funeral Trusts » Section 55-11-11 – Prearranged funeral contract pooled funds trust–Creation–Separate accounts–When consent of purchaser required.

55-11-11. Prearranged funeral contract pooled funds trust–Creation–Separate accounts–When consent of purchaser required.

A prearranged funeral contract pooled funds trust may be created by a funeral director or a funeral establishment licensed in South Dakota, the South Dakota funeral directors association or a cemetery association organized under chapter 55-12. However, separate accounts within the pooled funds trust shall be maintained so that a purchaser whose money has been deposited into the pooled funds trust may identify his money. No purchaser’s money may be deposited into a pooled funds trust unless the purchaser signs a form consenting to the deposit of his money into a pooled funds trust. The provision regarding consent shall not apply to prearranged funeral trusts where the personal property and professional services are to be provided for a guaranteed amount of money.

Source: SL 1986, ch 408, §9.