§ 23-78-112 - Certificate for benefits -- Issuance.

23-78-112. Certificate for benefits -- Issuance.

(a) No burial association shall issue a certificate for benefits for any member in excess of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), and no certificate shall provide for free service, merchandise, or supplies in addition to the amount of benefits set forth in the certificate.

(b) If other than the contract funeral home performs the funeral service, the benefit shall be paid to that licensed funeral home on the basis of one hundred percent (100%) of the face amount of the certificate, in cash.