Colorado § 12-135-104 - Funeral establishment - subcontractor.
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§ 12-135-104. Funeral establishment - subcontractor.
(1) (a) A funeral establishment shall have the appropriate equipment and personnel to adequately and directly provide the funeral services it contracts to provide and shall provide written notice to the consumer specifying any subcontractors or agents routinely handling or caring for human remains.
(b) To comply with subsection (1)(a) of this section, the notice must be given when the consumer inquires about the goods or services the funeral establishment provides and must include the names and addresses of the subcontractors, agents, or other providers; except that, if the inquiry is over the telephone, the written notice must be provided when the customer finalizes the arrangements for goods or services with the funeral establishment.
(1.5) A funeral establishment shall have a written contract with all subcontractors or agents. The contract must be signed by the establishment's designee and made, upon request, available to a consumer that is affected by the contract or the director.
(2) A funeral establishment shall retain all documents and records concerning the final disposition of human remains for at least seven years after the disposition.
(3) A funeral establishment must have a physical location that:
(a) Is subject to inspection; and
(b) Includes at least one area that is used to directly provide funeral services.
(4) A broker does not qualify for registration as a funeral establishment.
Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 941, § 1, effective October 1. L. 2024: (1.5) added, (HB 24-1335), ch. 242, p. 1600, § 9, effective May 24. L. 2026: (1) amended and (3) and (4) added, (HB 26-1258), ch. 383, p. 2388, § 2, effective August 12.
Editor's note: (1) This section is similar to former § 12-54-103 as it existed prior to 2019.
(2) Section 33(2) of chapter 383 (HB 26-1258), Session Laws of Colorado 2026, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed; license and registration applications filed; certificates of death initiated, completed, responded to, or filed; and contracts entered into or renewed on or after August 12, 2026.
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