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Ohio Rev Code § 4717.35 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 47 | Occupations-Professions|Chapter 4717 | Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Crematories|Section 4717.35 | Remission of Contract Application and Premium to Insurer.

Effective: September 29, 2017|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly|If a preneed funeral contract contains a provision stating that the preneed funeral contract will be funded by the purchase of an insurance policy, the insurance agent who sold the policy that will fund that preneed funeral contract shall require that any payment made by the purchaser be made in the form of a check, cashier's check, money order, or debit or credit card, payable only to the insurance company. The insurance agent shall remit the application for insurance and the premium paid to the insurance company designated in the preneed funeral contract within the time period specified in division (B)(15) of section 3905.14 of the Revised Code, unless the purchaser rescinds the preneed funeral contract in accordance with division (A) of section 4717.34 of the Revised Code.If the purchaser of a preneed funeral contract that is revocable and that is funded by an insurance policy or annuity elects to cancel the preneed funeral contract, the purchaser shall provide a written notice to the seller and the insurance company designated in the contract stating that the purchaser intends to cancel that contract. Fifteen days after the purchaser provides the notice to the seller of the contract and the insurance company, the purchaser may cancel the preneed funeral contract and change the beneficiary of the insurance policy or annuity or reassign the benefits under the policy or annuity.The purchaser of a preneed funeral contract that is irrevocable and that is funded by an insurance policy or annuity may transfer the preneed funeral contract to a successor seller by notifying the original seller of the designation of a successor seller. Within fifteen days after receiving the written notice of the designation of the successor seller from the purchaser, the original seller shall assign the seller's rights to the proceeds of the policy to the successor seller. The insurance company shall confirm the change of assignment by providing written notice to the policyholder.
Ohio Rev Code § 4717.37 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 47 | Occupations-Professions|Chapter 4717 | Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Crematories|Section 4717.37 | Delivery of Funeral Goods Defined.

Effective: July 6, 2009|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 196 - 127th General Assembly|For purposes of sections 4717.31 to 4717.38 of the Revised Code, a seller is considered to have delivered funeral goods pursuant to a preneed funeral contract when the seller makes actual delivery of the goods to the contract beneficiary.
Ohio Rev Code § 4717.38 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 47 | Occupations-Professions|Chapter 4717 | Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Crematories|Section 4717.38 | Construction of Rc 4717.31 to 4717.38.

Effective: July 6, 2009|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 196 - 127th General Assembly|Sections 4717.31 to 4717.38 of the Revised Code shall be construed as a limitation on the manner in which a person is permitted to accept funds in prepayment for funeral services to be performed in the future, or funeral goods to be used in connection with the funeral or final disposition of human remains, to the end that at all times members of the public may have an opportunity to arrange and pay for a funeral for themselves and their families in advance of need while at the same time providing all possible safeguards to ensure that prepaid funds cannot be dissipated, whether intentionally or not, but remain available for payment for funeral goods and funeral services in connection with the funeral or final disposition of dead human bodies. Sections 4717.31 to 4717.38 of the Revised Code do not apply to a seller if that seller is an established and legally cognizable church or denomination that is exempt from federal income taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C. 501, as amended, and the preneed funeral contract pertains to a cemetery owned and operated entirely and exclusively by the church or denomination, on the condition that the church or denomination adopts, on a voluntary basis, rules and other measures to safeguard and secure all funds received under any preneed funeral contract.Any money, insurance policies, annuities, or other items delivered in payment of a preneed funeral contract, and any funds held in trust pursuant to section 4717.36 of the Revised Code, are exempt from levy, attachment, or sale to satisfy a judgment or order.
Ohio Rev Code § 4717.39 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 47 | Occupations-Professions|Chapter 4717 | Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Crematories|Section 4717.39 | Compliance With Law Regarding Sanctions for Human Trafficking.

Effective: March 22, 2013|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 247 - 129th General Assembly|The board of embalmers and funeral directors shall comply with section 4776.20 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 4717.99 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 47 | Occupations-Professions|Chapter 4717 | Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Crematories|Section 4717.99 | Penalty.

Effective: July 6, 2009|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 196 - 127th General Assembly|Whoever violates any provision of sections 4717.01 to 4717.15; division (A) or (B) of section 4717.23; division (B)(1) or (2), (C)(1) or (2), (D), (E), or (F)(1) or (2), or divisions (H) to (K) of section 4717.26; division (D)(1) of section 4717.27; or divisions (A) to (C) of section 4717.28 of the Revised Code shall be fined not less than one hundred nor more than five thousand dollars, or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both, for the first offense. For each subsequent offense such a person shall be fined not less than one hundred nor more than ten thousand dollars, or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. Whoever purposely violates division (D) or (E) of section 4717.31 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree. If the purpose of a violation of that division is to commit or facilitate the commission of a felony, whoever violates that division is guilty of a felony of the fourth degree.
Ohio Rev Code § 4719.03 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 47 | Occupations-Professions|Chapter 4719 | Telephone Solicitors|Section 4719.03 | Certificate of Registration -Disciplinary Actions.

Effective: October 9, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 263 - 133rd General Assembly|(A) Except as otherwise provided in division (B) of this section, the attorney general shall issue a certificate of registration or registration renewal as a telephone solicitor to any applicant or registrant that submits a completed application for the certificate, as specified under section 4719.02 of the Revised Code, and pays, as applicable, the registration fee or renewal fee prescribed pursuant to rule of the attorney general adopted under section 4719.10 of the Revised Code. All fees collected under this division shall be deposited into the state treasury to the credit of the telemarketing fraud enforcement fund created in section 4719.17 of the Revised Code. The certificate of registration or registration renewal shall expire one year after the date on which it is issued. (B) After an adjudication conducted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the attorney general may, except as provided in division (C) of this section, deny a certificate of registration or registration renewal or may suspend or revoke a certificate if the attorney general finds, by a preponderance of the evidence, that any of the following conditions apply: (1) The applicant or registrant obtained a certificate of registration or registration renewal through any false or fraudulent representation or made any material misrepresentation in any registration application. (2) The applicant or registrant made false promises through advertising or other means or engaged in a continued course of misrepresentations. (3) The applicant or registrant violated any provision of Chapter 1345. or sections 4719.01 to 4719.18 of the Revised Code or a rule adopted under that chapter or those sections. (4) In a court of competent jurisdiction of this state or any other state or of the United States, the applicant or registrant was convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or entered a plea of no contest for a felony, engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, racketeering, a violation of federal or state securities law, or a theft offense as defined in section 2913.01 of the Revised Code or in a similar law of any other state or of the United States, or failed to notify the attorney general of any conviction of that type as required under division (H) of section 4719.08 of the Revised Code. (5) The applicant or registrant engaged in conduct that constituted improper, fraudulent, or dishonest dealings. (C) The attorney general shall not refuse to issue a certificate to an applicant because of a conviction of or plea of guilty to a criminal offense unless the refusal is in accordance with section 9.79 of the Revised Code. Last updated October 9, 2021 at 5:05 AM
Ohio Rev Code § 4719.04 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 47 | Occupations-Professions|Chapter 4719 | Telephone Solicitors|Section 4719.04 | Surety Bond Requirements.

Effective: December 5, 1996|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 214 - 121st General Assembly|(A) No person shall act as a telephone solicitor without having first obtained a surety bond issued by a surety company that holds a certificate of authority to do business in this state issued by the superintendent of insurance under Title XXXIX of the Revised Code, and all of the following conditions are met:(1) A copy of the bond is filed with the attorney general.(2) The bond is in favor of any person, and of the state for the benefit of any person, that is injured by any violation of any provision of sections 4719.01 to 4719.18 of the Revised Code or a rule adopted under those sections.(3) The bond is in the amount of fifty thousand dollars.(4) The bond is maintained and in effect for at least two years after the date on which the telephone solicitor ceases to engage in telephone solicitations.(B) Any person making a claim against the bond for a violation of any provision of sections 4719.01 to 4719.18 of the Revised Code or a rule adopted under those sections may maintain a civil action against the telephone solicitor and against the surety company. The surety company is liable only for damages awarded under division (B) of section 4719.15 of the Revised Code and is not liable for attorney's fees awarded under that division or for punitive damages awarded under division (C) of that section. The aggregate liability of the surety company to all persons injured by a telephone solicitor's violation of a provision of sections 4719.01 to 4719.18 of the Revised Code or a rule adopted under those sections shall not exceed the amount of the bond.(C) A surety company may cancel a telephone solicitor's bond after giving the telephone solicitor and the attorney general written notice of the cancellation at least thirty days before the cancellation takes effect. For two years after the cancellation takes effect, a person may make a claim against the bond under division (B) of this section for a violation that occurred while the bond was in effect.(D) The attorney general shall provide to a surety company that issues a bond to a telephone solicitor information concerning complaints received by the attorney general against the solicitor for alleged violations of sections 4719.01 to 4719.18 of the Revised Code or a rule adopted under those sections.
Ohio Rev Code § 4719.05 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 47 | Occupations-Professions|Chapter 4719 | Telephone Solicitors|Section 4719.05 | Representations Concerning Gift, Award or Prize.

Effective: December 5, 1996|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 214 - 121st General Assembly|No telephone solicitor that intends to represent or cause to be represented, expressly or impliedly, to a purchaser that the purchaser is or may be eligible to receive a gift, award, or prize, however denominated, shall fail to submit to the attorney general, any later than fourteen days prior to first making that representation, a statement setting forth all of the following, for each item mentioned:(A) A description of the item;(B) The item's verifiable market value and the basis for the valuation;(C) All terms and conditions a purchaser must satisfy in order to receive the item. The statement shall be accompanied by a copy of the written confirmation provided to purchasers pursuant to section 4719.07 of the Revised Code.(D) Verification that no payment or purchase of any kind is required to win a prize or to participate in a prize promotion, and a description of the no-purchase or no-payment method of participating in the prize promotion;(E)(1) If they are ascertainable, the odds, for a given purchaser, of receiving the item;(2) If the odds are not ascertainable, all the factors and methods used in calculating the odds.(F) If a purchaser is to receive fewer than all the items described by the seller:(1) The manner in which the telephone solicitor decides which item a given purchaser is to receive;(2)(a) If they are ascertainable, the odds, for a given purchaser, of receiving each item described;(b) If the odds are not ascertainable, all the factors and methods used in calculating the odds.(3) The name, address, and telephone number of each person that, during the preceding twelve months or any portion of that twelve-month period in which the telephone solicitor has done business, has received each gift, award, or prize.
Ohio Rev Code § 4719.06 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 47 | Occupations-Professions|Chapter 4719 | Telephone Solicitors|Section 4719.06 | Disclosure of Information.

Effective: December 5, 1996|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 214 - 121st General Assembly|(A) Within the first sixty seconds of a telephone call, and before requesting any financial information or conveying to the consumer any substantive information about a prize, product, or service, no telephone solicitor or salesperson shall fail to do all of the following:(1) State the solicitor's or salesperson's true name and the company on whose behalf the solicitation is being made;(2) State that the purpose of the telephone call is to effect a sale;(3) Identify the goods or services being sold.(B) If a sale or an agreement to purchase is completed during a telephone call, no telephone solicitor or salesperson, before requesting payment, shall fail to inform the purchaser of the rights granted under section 4719.07 of the Revised Code and disclose all of the following information in a clear and conspicuous manner:(1) The street address and telephone number of the telephone solicitor;(2) The total costs to purchase, receive, or use, and the quantity of, any goods or services that are the subject of the telephone solicitation;(3) All material restrictions, limitations, or conditions to purchase, receive, or use the goods or services that are the subject of the telephone solicitation;(4) All material terms and conditions of the telephone solicitor's policy of making refunds, cancellations, exchanges, or repurchases;(5) In any prize promotion, a description of the prize; its market value; all material conditions to receive or redeem the prize; the odds of being able to receive the prize and, if the odds are not calculable in advance, the factors and methods used in calculating the odds; that no purchase or payment of any kind is required to win a prize or to participate in a prize promotion; and the no-purchase or no-payment method of participating in the prize promotion, with either instructions on how to participate or an address or local or toll-free telephone number to which customers may write or call for information on how to participate.(C) No telephone solicitor or salesperson shall fail to make an oral disclosure required by this section in a clear and intelligible manner.
Ohio Rev Code § 4719.08 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 47 | Occupations-Professions|Chapter 4719 | Telephone Solicitors|Section 4719.08 | Prohibited Acts.

Effective: April 9, 2003|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 312 - 124th General Assembly|No telephone solicitor shall do any of the following:(A) Obtain a certificate of registration or registration renewal under section 4719.03 of the Revised Code through any false or fraudulent representation or make any material misrepresentation in any registration or registration renewal application;(B) Fail to maintain a valid certificate of registration or registration renewal;(C) Advertise that one is registered as a telephone solicitor or represent that registration as a telephone solicitor constitutes approval or endorsement by any government or governmental office or agency;(D) Provide inaccurate or incomplete information to the attorney general when making an application for a certificate or certificate renewal;(E) Misrepresent that a person is registered or that the person has a valid certificate number;(F) Misrepresent, directly or by implication, any of the following information:(1) The total costs to purchase, receive, or use, and the quantity of, any goods or services that are the subject of a telephone solicitation;(2) A material restriction, limitation, or condition to purchase, receive, or use goods or services that are the subject of a telephone solicitation;(3) A material aspect of the performance, efficacy, nature, or characteristics of goods or services that are the subject of a telephone solicitation;(4) A material aspect of the nature or terms of the telephone solicitor's refund, cancellation, exchange, or repurchase policies;(5) A material aspect of a prize promotion, including, but not limited to, the odds of being able to receive a prize, the nature or value of a prize, or that a purchase or payment of any kind is required to win a prize or to participate in a prize promotion;(6) A material aspect of an investment opportunity, including, but not limited to, risk, liquidity, earnings potential, or profitability;(7) The telephone solicitor's affiliation with, or endorsement by, any government or third-party organization.(G) Make a false or misleading statement to induce a purchaser to pay for goods or services;(H) Fail to notify the attorney general within fifteen days if, in a court of competent jurisdiction of this state or any other state or of the United States, the telephone solicitor is convicted of, pleads guilty to, or enters a plea of no contest for a felony, engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, racketeering, a violation of federal or state securities law, or a theft offense as defined in section 2913.01 of the Revised Code or in similar law of any other state or of the United States;(I) Intentionally block or intentionally authorize or cause to be blocked the disclosure of the telephone number from which a telephone solicitation is made.
Ohio Rev Code § 4719.09 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 47 | Occupations-Professions|Chapter 4719 | Telephone Solicitors|Section 4719.09 | Waiver of Rights.

Effective: December 5, 1996|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 214 - 121st General Assembly|(A) No telephone solicitor or salesperson shall cause or attempt to cause a purchaser to waive a right granted under section 4719.07 or 4719.15 of the Revised Code.(B) Any waiver by a purchaser of a right granted under section 4719.07 or 4719.15 of the Revised Code is contrary to the fundamental public policy of this state and is void and unenforceable.
Ohio Rev Code § 4719.10 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 47 | Occupations-Professions|Chapter 4719 | Telephone Solicitors|Section 4719.10 | Administrative Rules.

Effective: August 7, 1996|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 214 - 121st General Assembly|The attorney general, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, may adopt reasonable rules to carry out the purposes of sections 4719.01 to 4719.18 of the Revised Code and shall adopt rules prescribing reasonable registration and registration renewal fees for the purpose of section 4719.03 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 4719.12 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 47 | Occupations-Professions|Chapter 4719 | Telephone Solicitors|Section 4719.12 | Injunctions - Civil Penalties.

Effective: December 5, 1996|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 214 - 121st General Assembly|(A) Whenever it appears that a person has violated, is violating, or is about to violate a provision of sections 4719.01 to 4719.18 of the Revised Code, the attorney general may bring an action in a court of common pleas to enjoin the alleged violation. Upon a showing of a violation of a provision of those sections, the court shall grant a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, or permanent injunction without bond. The court may impose a civil penalty of not more than five thousand dollars for each day of violation of a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, or permanent injunction issued under this section. The court may issue an order for the reimbursement of a purchaser for any loss that results from a violation of a provision of sections 4719.01 to 4719.18 of the Revised Code, for the appointment of a referee or receiver, for the sequestration of assets, or for any other appropriate relief. The court may award the attorney general all costs together with all expenses of the attorney general's investigation and reasonable attorney's fees incurred in the prosecution of the action. Moneys awarded to the attorney general under this section shall be deposited in the consumer protection enforcement fund created by section 1345.51 of the Revised Code.(B) In an action brought by the attorney general to enforce a provision of sections 4719.01 to 4719.18 of the Revised Code or a rule adopted under any of those provisions, the attorney general may request, and the court shall impose, a civil penalty of not less than one thousand nor more than twenty-five thousand dollars for each violation of section 4719.02, 4719.05, or 4719.06, division (C), (D), or (E) of section 4719.07, section 4719.08 or division (A) of section 4719.09 of the Revised Code that the court finds the telephone solicitor or salesperson committed. A civil penalty ordered pursuant to this section shall be paid to the consumer protection enforcement fund created by section 1345.51 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 4719.13 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 47 | Occupations-Professions|Chapter 4719 | Telephone Solicitors|Section 4719.13 | Initiation of Criminal Proceedings.

Effective: December 5, 1996|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 214 - 121st General Assembly|(A) The attorney general may initiate criminal proceedings under sections 4719.01 to 4719.18 of the Revised Code by presenting evidence of criminal violations to the prosecuting attorney of any county in which the offense may be prosecuted. If the prosecuting attorney does not prosecute the violations, or at the request of the prosecuting attorney, the attorney general may proceed in the prosecution with all the rights, privileges, and powers conferred by law on prosecuting attorneys, including the power to appear before grand juries and to interrogate witnesses before grand juries.(B) The powers of the attorney general set forth in division (A) of this section are in addition to any other applicable powers of the attorney general.(C) In a criminal proceeding in which a violation of a provision of sections 4719.01 to 4719.18 of the Revised Code is alleged, it is an affirmative defense, as defined in section 2901.05 of the Revised Code, that the person or the person's actions come within an exemption in division (B) of section 4719.01 or division (H) of section 4719.07 of the Revised Code.