§ 8778.5. — 8778.5. (Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 571, Sec. 34.)

Each special care trust fund established pursuant to this article shall be administered in compliance with the following requirements:
(a)
(1)
The board of trustees shall honor a written request of revocation by the trustor within 30 days upon receipt of the written request.
(2)
Except as provided in paragraph (3), the board of trustees upon revocation of a special care trust may assess a revocation fee on the earned income of the trust only, the amount of which shall not exceed 10 percent of the trust corpus, as set forth in subdivision (c) of Section 2370 of Title 16 of the California Code of Regulations.
(3)
If, prior to or upon the
death of the beneficiary of a revocable special care trust, the cemetery authority is unable to perform the services of the special care trust fund agreement, the board of trustees shall pay the entire trust corpus and all earned income to the beneficiary or trustor, or the legal representative of either the beneficiary or trustor, without the imposition of a revocation fee.
(b)
Notwithstanding subdivision (d) of Section 2370 of Title 16 of the California Code of Regulations, the board of trustees may charge an annual fee for administering a revocable special care trust fund, which may be recovered by administrative withdrawals from current trust income, but the total administrative withdrawals in any year shall not exceed 4 percent of the trust balance.
(c)
Notwithstanding Section 8785, any person, partnership, or corporation who violates this section shall be subject to
disciplinary action as provided in Article 6 (commencing with Section 7686) of Chapter 12 of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code, or by a civil fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500), or by both, as determined by the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau and shall not be guilty of a crime.

Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 571, Sec. 34. (SB 1480) Effective January 1, 2019.