Title protection

12-135-506. Title protection. (1) A person shall not advertise, represent, or hold themself out as or use the title of a mortuary science practitioner unless the person holds a mortuary science practitioner license issued in accordance with section 12-135-501. (2) A person shall not advertise, represent, or hold themself out as or use the title of a funeral director unless the person holds a funeral director license issued in accordance with section 12-135-501. (3) A person shall not advertise, represent, or hold themself out as or use the title of an embalmer unless the person holds an embalmer license issued in accordance with section 12-135-501. (4) A person shall not advertise, represent, or hold themself out as or use the title of a cremationist unless the person holds a cremationist license issued in accordance with section 12-135-501. (5) A person shall not advertise, represent, or hold themself out as or use the title of a natural reductionist unless the person holds a natural reductionist license issued in accordance with section 12-135-501. Source: L. 2024: Entire part added with relocations, (SB 24-173), ch. 240, p. 1576, � 2, effective May 24. Editor's note: (1) Subsection (1) is similar to former � 12-135-111 (1); subsection (2) is similar to former � 12-135-111 (2); subsection (3) is similar to former � 12-135-111 (3); and subsection (4) is similar to former � 12-135-304, as they existed prior to 2024. (2) Amendments to � 12-135-111, as it existed prior to its repeal in 2024, by HB 24-1335 were harmonized and relocated to this section in 2024 as it was added by SB 24-173.