Funeral directors — solicitation of business — exceptions — penalty.

Every funeral director, or person acting on behalf of a funeral director, who pays or causes to be paid any money or other thing of value as a commission or gratuity for the securing of business for the funeral director, and every person who accepts or offers to accept any money or other thing of value as a commission or gratuity from a funeral director in order to secure business for the funeral director commits a simple misdemeanor. This section does not prohibit any person, firm, cooperative burial association, or corporation, subject to the provisions of this chapter , from using legitimate and honest advertising. This section does not apply to sales made in accordance with chapter 523A . [C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §156.12 ] 87 Acts, ch 30, §2