Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 689 - Funeral and Burial Services
NRS 689.540 - Prepaid contracts: Content; entire agreement; rescission.


1. All forms for a prepaid contract offered or sold in this state must contain:
(a) The names and addresses of the seller, buyer, beneficiary and trustee and of each performer;
(b) A clear and unambiguous statement of the services and merchandise to be supplied and by whom;
(c) The purchase price of each item of supply or service and how payable;
(d) The date and place of execution;
(e) Other reasonable and appropriate provisions as prescribed by the Commissioner by regulation;
(f) The full percentage of the sales commission to be retained by the seller;
(g) The seller’s or his or her agent’s signature on the original contract and his or her identification by name and title on any duplicate copy of the contract given to the buyer;
(h) A provision in 14-point type or larger, stating in substance that the buyer is permitted to return the contract within 10 days after its delivery to the buyer and to have the full purchase price or amount paid thereon refunded if the buyer is not satisfied with it for any reason; and
(i) In print on its face sheet, in 14-point type or larger, a notice stating, "This is not an insurance contract."
2. The written contract, when signed, constitutes the entire agreement between the parties relative to its subject matter.
3. If the buyer, pursuant to the provision required by paragraph (h) of subsection 1, returns the contract to the seller at the branch or home office of the seller or to the agent through whom it was purchased, the contract is void from the beginning and the parties return to the same position they occupied before the contract was entered into.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1255)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 689 - Funeral and Burial Services

NRS 689.015 - Definitions.

NRS 689.035 - "Agent" defined.

NRS 689.045 - "Buyer" defined.

NRS 689.065 - "Net purchase price" defined.

NRS 689.105 - "Purchase price" defined.

NRS 689.115 - "Sales commission" defined.

NRS 689.125 - "Seller" defined.

NRS 689.135 - "Trust fund" defined.

NRS 689.137 - "Trust liability" defined.

NRS 689.145 - "Trustee" defined.

NRS 689.148 - Regulations.

NRS 689.150 - Definitions.

NRS 689.155 - Unlawful acts; exception.

NRS 689.160 - Applicability of other provisions to agents and sellers.

NRS 689.165 - Certificate of authority and compliance with provisions required to sell or accept money under prepaid contract.

NRS 689.175 - Certificate of authority: Application and supporting documents; fees.

NRS 689.185 - Certificate of authority: Surety bond or deposit required; replacement bond; release of deposit; waiver.

NRS 689.195 - Certificate of authority: Issuance; denial.

NRS 689.205 - Certificate of authority: Expiration; renewal; fees for renewal.

NRS 689.215 - Certificate of authority: Revocation; suspension.

NRS 689.225 - Agent’s license required to solicit sale of prepaid contract on behalf of seller; exception; administrative fine.

NRS 689.235 - Agent’s license: Qualifications; application; fees; conviction of or pleas to certain crimes by applicant or licensee sufficient ground for denial, suspension or revocation; fingerprints. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U....

NRS 689.245 - Agent’s license: Issuance; denial.

NRS 689.255 - Agent’s license: Period of validity; renewal; fees for renewal; expiration. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restric...

NRS 689.258 - Payment of child support: Statement by applicant for agent’s license; grounds for denial of agent’s license; duty of Commissioner. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to estab...

NRS 689.262 - Suspension of agent’s license for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of agent’s license. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each st...

NRS 689.265 - Agent’s license: Revocation; suspension.

NRS 689.275 - Prepaid contracts: Content; entire agreement; rescission.

NRS 689.285 - Prepaid contracts: Filing, approval and disapproval of forms; waiting period.

NRS 689.295 - Prepaid contracts: Credit life insurance.

NRS 689.305 - Prepaid contracts: Maximum sales commission.

NRS 689.315 - Prepaid contracts: Maintenance and administration of trust fund; exception.

NRS 689.325 - Prepaid contracts: Distributions to seller from trust fund; required amounts for reserve and liabilities in trust fund; filing of financial reports by trustee; fee and penalty related to such reports; determination of total value of tru...

NRS 689.345 - Prepaid contracts: Net purchase price required to be available upon notice by buyer, estate or heirs of intent to terminate.

NRS 689.355 - Prepaid contracts: Termination upon notice from buyer or demise of beneficiary; action by trustee or seller.

NRS 689.365 - Prepaid contracts: Termination on insolvency or other inability of seller to perform unless assigned; distribution of money in trust fund.

NRS 689.375 - Records of seller; examination by Commissioner.

NRS 689.450 - Definitions.

NRS 689.455 - "Burial merchandise" defined.

NRS 689.460 - "Burial services" defined.

NRS 689.465 - "Cemetery authority" defined.

NRS 689.470 - "Performer" defined.

NRS 689.475 - "Prepaid contract" defined.

NRS 689.480 - Unlawful acts; exception.

NRS 689.485 - Permit required for cemetery authority to offer or sell burial merchandise or services under prepaid contract; exception; administrative fine.

NRS 689.490 - Permit: Application and supporting documents; fees.

NRS 689.495 - Permit: Surety bond or deposit required; replacement bond; release of deposit; waiver.

NRS 689.500 - Permit: Issuance; denial.

NRS 689.505 - Permit: Period of validity; renewal; fees for renewal; expiration.

NRS 689.510 - Permit: Revocation; suspension.

NRS 689.515 - Agent’s license required to solicit sale of prepaid contract on behalf of seller; exception; administrative fine.

NRS 689.520 - Agent’s license: Qualifications; application; fees; conviction of or pleas to certain crimes by applicant or licensee sufficient ground for denial, suspension or revocation; fingerprints. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U....

NRS 689.525 - Agent’s license: Issuance; denial.

NRS 689.530 - Agent’s license: Period of validity; renewal; fees for renewal; expiration. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restric...

NRS 689.535 - Agent’s license: Revocation; suspension.

NRS 689.540 - Prepaid contracts: Content; entire agreement; rescission.

NRS 689.545 - Prepaid contracts: Filing and approval and disapproval of forms; waiting period.

NRS 689.550 - Prepaid contracts: Credit life insurance.

NRS 689.555 - Prepaid contracts: Maximum sales commission.

NRS 689.560 - Prepaid contracts: Maintenance and administration of trust fund; exception.

NRS 689.565 - Prepaid contracts: Distributions to seller from trust fund; required amounts for reserve and liabilities in trust fund; filing of financial reports by trustee; fee and penalty related to such reports; determination of total value of tru...

NRS 689.570 - Prepaid contracts: Distributions from corpus of trust fund.

NRS 689.575 - Prepaid contracts: Termination upon notice from buyer or demise of buyer; action by trustee or seller; required provision related to termination for default in payment.

NRS 689.580 - Prepaid contracts: Termination on insolvency or other inability of seller to perform unless assigned; distribution of money in trust fund.

NRS 689.585 - Records of seller; examination by Commissioner.

NRS 689.590 - Exemption of person maintaining cemetery but not operating as cemetery on July 5, 1971.

NRS 689.595 - Applicability of other provisions to agents and sellers.

NRS 689.700 - Money in trust fund exempt from attachment and other process in absence of fraud.

NRS 689.715 - Preneed sales agreement required to be provided by funeral director, funeral arranger or cemetery authority to person entitled to custody of remains of buyer; administrative fine.

NRS 689.720 - Regulations.

NRS 689.730 - Criminal penalty.