{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-497.170","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 497.170","heading":"Unauthorized arrangements.","body":"(1) Any arrangement to provide merchandise or services as defined in this chapter, by which payment for such merchandise or services is to be paid for through a financial arrangement, other than as authorized pursuant to this chapter, in which the provider of the merchandise or services is a beneficiary, party, agent, or owner is in violation of this chapter.\n(2) Any person who provides merchandise or services and who knowingly becomes a beneficiary, agent, party, or co-owner as described in subsection (1) is in violation of this chapter.\nHistory.—s. 2, ch. 94-216; s. 40, ch. 2004-301.","path":["CHAPTER 497 FUNERAL, CEMETERY, AND CONSUMER SERVICES"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0400-0499/0497/0497.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:07:43Z","sha256":"2fdbc3e6e2cfc5576025e3abb105260a8e23d0c332cd11f9969b4551a77c0fd0","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-497.169","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-497.171"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}