497.284 – Abandoned cemeteries; immunity; actions.
497.284 Abandoned cemeteries; immunity; actions.— (1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a county or municipality which has within its jurisdiction an abandoned cemetery or a cemetery that has not been reasonably maintained for a period in excess of 6 months may, upon notice to the department, take such action as is necessary and appropriate […]
497.378 – Renewal of funeral director and embalmer licenses.
497.378 Renewal of funeral director and embalmer licenses.— (1) The licensing authority shall renew a funeral director or embalmer license upon receipt of the renewal application and fee set by the licensing authority, not to exceed $500. The licensing authority may adopt rules for the renewal of a funeral director or embalmer license. The rules may require […]
497.285 – Inactive cemeteries.
497.285 Inactive cemeteries.— (1) A licensee shall be considered inactive upon the acceptance of the surrender of its license by the department or upon the nonreceipt by the department of the license renewal fees required by s. 497.265. (2) A cemetery licensee licensed to engage in preneed sales shall cease all preneed sales to the public upon becoming […]
497.379 – Inactive status.
497.379 Inactive status.— (1) A funeral director or embalmer license that has become inactive may be reactivated under s. 497.378 upon application to the licensing authority. The licensing authority shall prescribe by rule continuing education requirements as a condition of reactivating a license. The continuing education requirements for reactivating a license may not exceed 12 classroom hours, […]
497.286 – Owners to provide addresses; presumption of abandonment; abandonment procedures; sale of abandoned unused burial rights.
497.286 Owners to provide addresses; presumption of abandonment; abandonment procedures; sale of abandoned unused burial rights.— (1) For purposes of this section, all owners of burial rights in any cemetery licensed under the provisions of this chapter shall have the legal duty to keep the cemetery companies informed in writing of their residence addresses. Cemetery companies shall […]
497.380 – Funeral establishment; licensure; display of license.
497.380 Funeral establishment; licensure; display of license.— (1) A funeral establishment shall be a place at a specific street address or location consisting of at least 1,250 contiguous interior square feet and shall maintain or make arrangements for capacity for the refrigeration and storage of dead human bodies handled and stored by the establishment and a preparation […]
497.287 – Report of identification of exempt cemeteries.
497.287 Report of identification of exempt cemeteries.— (1) All cemeteries in excess of 5 acres located in this state that are exempt from the provisions of this chapter shall be required to file a report of identification with the department and pay a $25 fee. The department shall maintain such reports as public records. Such report of […]
497.381 – Solicitation of goods or services.
497.381 Solicitation of goods or services.— (1) The licensing authority shall regulate such solicitation to protect the public from solicitation which is intimidating, overreaching, fraudulent, or misleading; which utilizes undue influence; or which takes undue advantage of a person’s ignorance or emotional vulnerability. (2) The licensing authority shall regulate such solicitation which comprises an uninvited invasion of personal […]
497.365 – Licensure; inactive and delinquent status.
497.365 Licensure; inactive and delinquent status.— (1) This section shall apply only to licenses issued under this part. A licensee may practice a profession or occupation regulated under this part only if the licensee has an active status license. A licensee who practices a profession without an active status license is in violation of this chapter, and […]
497.366 – Licensure; renewal and cancellation notices.
497.366 Licensure; renewal and cancellation notices.— (1) At least 90 days before the end of a licensure cycle, the licensing authority shall: (a) Forward a licensure renewal notification to an active or inactive licensee at the licensee’s last known address of record with the licensing authority. (b) Forward a notice of pending cancellation of licensure to a delinquent status […]