Survey of State Regulators - Regulation of Third Party Sellers (GAO-03-831SP)

Q18. What consumer protections, if any, does your state have in place concerning third party sellers of funeral goods?

	Require that all funeral-related businesses provide general price lists	Provide one or more state-sponsored complaint hot lines	Provide on-line information to consumers through a state-sponsored web page	Conduct educational outreach programs to seniors and/or other consumers	Provide information on licensed facilities in good standing with the state	Hold public hearings to address consumer concerns or complaints	Conduct investigations of legitimate consumer complaints	Other	No consumer protections other than registration or licensing
Alabama			X		X		X
Alaska									X
Arizona	X
Arkansas		X			X		X
California	X							X
Colorado
Connecticut		X	X				X
Delaware								X
Florida									X
Georgia	X		X		X	X	X
Hawaii		X					X
Idaho	X		X				X
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa		X		X	X		X
Kansas	X	X
Kentucky		X	X	X	X		X	X
Louisiana								X
Maine								X
Maryland	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Massachusetts			X		X		X
Michigan								X
Minnesota	X		X				X
Mississippi		X	X
Missouri					X		X
Montana
Nebraska			X		X		X
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey		X	X	X	X		X
New Mexico	X				X		X
New York	X		X	X	X		X	X
North Carolina								X
North Dakota							X
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania		X	X		X		X
Rhode Island								X
South Carolina	X				X		X
South Dakota									X
Tennessee								X
Texas									X
Utah
Vermont	X	X	X		X		X
Virginia									X
Washington								X
West Virginia		X	X	X	X	X	X
Wisconsin	X		X		X		X
Wyoming		X
Number Responding	12	13	16	6	17	3	22	12	5