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What is NYC RCNY § 5-166?

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(a) As used in this section: (1) "Monument" means any memorial, headstone, footstone, plaque, ledger stone or other marker that is designed or intended to be erected or installed in or on any cemetery, grave, mausoleum or other appropriate place of burial or memorialization. (2) "Foundation" means a poured concrete or

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§ 5-166 Sale of Monuments.

RCNY § 5-166

(a)As used in this section: (1) "Monument" means any memorial, headstone, footstone, plaque, ledger stone or other marker that is designed or intended to be erected or installed in or on any cemetery, grave, mausoleum or other appropriate place of burial or memorialization.

(2)"Foundation" means a poured concrete or other permanent base intended to support the monument and installed at the gravesite in the appropriate location.

(b)Whenever a provider of funeral services sells or offers for sale a monument as part of or in connection with any funeral arrangements, such provider shall: (1) Make available to customers a price list of all monuments offered for sale as part of or in connection with funeral arrangements. Such price list shall be captioned at the top of the page as a "MONUMENT PRICE LIST" in capital bold face letters. Such price list shall only contain price information about monuments.

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