Colorado § 12-135-506 - Title protection.
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§ 12-135-506. Title protection.
(1) A person shall not advertise, represent, or hold themself out as or use the title of a "mortuary science practitioner" unless the person holds a mortuary science practitioner license issued in accordance with section 12-135-501.
(2) A person shall not advertise, represent, or hold themself out as or use the title of a "funeral director" unless the person holds a funeral director license issued in accordance with section 12-135-501.
(3) A person shall not advertise, represent, or hold themself out as or use the title of an "embalmer" unless the person holds an embalmer license issued in accordance with section 12-135-501.
(4) A person shall not advertise, represent, or hold themself out as or use the title of a "cremationist" unless the person holds a cremationist license issued in accordance with section 12-135-501.
(5) A person shall not advertise, represent, or hold themself out as or use the title of a "natural reductionist" unless the person holds a natural reductionist license issued in accordance with section 12-135-501.
Source: L. 2024: Entire part added with relocations, (SB 24-173), ch. 240, p. 1576, § 2, effective May 24.
Editor's note: (1) Subsection (1) is similar to former § 12-135-111 (1); subsection (2) is similar to former § 12-135-111 (2); subsection (3) is similar to former § 12-135-111 (3); and subsection (4) is similar to former § 12-135-304, as they existed prior to 2024.
(2) Amendments to § 12-135-111, as it existed prior to its repeal in 2024, by HB 24-1335 were harmonized and relocated to this section in 2024 as it was added by SB 24-173.
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Section 12-135-506 ("Title protection.") is part of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Colorado. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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