Colorado § 6-1-738 - Funeral directors - theft of client funds - deceptive trade practice.
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§ 6-1-738. Funeral directors - theft of client funds - deceptive trade practice.
A funeral director, as defined in section 12-135-103 (15), engages in a deceptive trade practice when the funeral director commits theft, as described in section 18-4-401, of money that a client or prospective client has paid to the funeral director in exchange for funeral services, as defined in section 12-135-103 (18).
Source: L. 2025: Entire section added, (HB 25-1217), ch. 92, p. 415, § 2, effective August 6.
Editor's note: Section 6 of chapter 92 (HB 25-1217), Session Laws of Colorado 2025, provides that the act adding this section applies to offenses committed on or after August 6, 2025.
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