523A.802 Scope. 1. This chapter applies to any advertisement, sale, promotion, or offer made by a person to furnish, upon the future death of a person named or implied in a purchaseagreement, cemetery merchandise, funeral merchandise, funeral services, or a combinationthereof. Burial accounts and insurance policies are included if the account records or related documents identify the seller that will provide the cemetery merchandise, funeralmerchandise, funeral services, or a combination thereof. 2. This chapter applies when a purchase agreement is executed within this state or an advertisement, promotion, or offer to furnish is made or accepted within this state. An offerto furnish is made within this state, whether or not either party is then present in this state,when the offer originates from this state or is directed by the offeror to this state and receivedby the offeree in this state through the mail, over the telephone, by the internet, or throughany other means of commerce. 3. If a foreign person does not have a registered agent or agents in the state of Iowa, doing business within this state shall constitute the person’s appointment of the secretary of stateof the state . If a foreign person does not have a registered agent or agents in the state of Iowa, doing business within this state shall constitute the person’s appointment of the secretary of stateof the state of Iowa to be its true and lawful attorney upon whom may be served all lawfulprocess of original notice in actions or proceedings arising or growing out of any contract ortort. 2001 Acts, ch 118, §42; 2007 Acts, ch 175, §70 Sat Dec 23 01:01:05 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 523A.802 (19, 0)
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