497.160 – Receivership proceedings.
497.160 Receivership proceedings.— (1) The department, with the approval of the board, may petition the circuit courts of this state for appointment of a receiver of any licensee or revoked or suspended licensee under this chapter, or person who has without license conducted activities requiring licensure under this chapter. The court shall appoint a receiver if the […]
497.263 – Cemetery companies; license required; licensure requirements and procedures.
497.263 Cemetery companies; license required; licensure requirements and procedures.— (1) LICENSE REQUIRED.—No person may operate a cemetery without first obtaining a license under this section, unless specifically exempted from this chapter. (2) APPLICATION PROCEDURES.— (a) A person seeking a cemetery license under this section shall apply for such licensure using forms and procedures prescribed by rule. (b) The applicant shall […]
497.161 – Other rulemaking provisions.
497.161 Other rulemaking provisions.— (1) In addition to such other rules as are authorized or required under this chapter, the following additional rules, not inconsistent with this chapter, shall be authorized by the licensing authority. (a) Rules by the board defining any technical term used but not defined in this chapter, and defining the terms “at-need” and “preneed” […]
497.162 – Health and safety education.
497.162 Health and safety education.—All individuals not licensed under this chapter who intend to be employed as operational personnel affiliated with a direct disposal establishment, cinerator facility, removal service, refrigeration facility, or centralized embalming facility who have direct contact with human remains on behalf of a funeral establishment, direct disposal establishment, or cinerator facility shall complete […]
497.163 – Restriction on requirement of citizenship.
497.163 Restriction on requirement of citizenship.—No person shall be disqualified from practicing an occupation or profession regulated by this chapter solely because she or he is not a United States citizen. History.—s. 33, ch. 2004-301.
497.164 – Solicitation of goods or services.
497.164 Solicitation of goods or services.— (1) The board is authorized to adopt rules regulating the solicitation of sales of burial rights, merchandise, or services by licensees. (2) The board 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 […]
497.165 – Liability of owners, directors, and officers regarding trust funds.
497.165 Liability of owners, directors, and officers regarding trust funds.—The owners, officers, and directors of any licensee under this chapter may be held jointly and severally liable for any deficiency in any trust fund required by this chapter, to the extent the deficiency arose during the period they were owners, officers, or directors of the licensee, […]
497.166 – Preneed sales.
497.166 Preneed sales.— (1) Regulation of preneed sales shall be as set forth in part IV of this chapter. No person may act as an agent for a preneed licensee with respect to preneed contracts unless such person is licensed as a preneed sales agent pursuant to part IV of this chapter or is a licensed funeral […]
497.167 – Administrative matters.
497.167 Administrative matters.— (1) The department shall establish and operate a toll-free telephone hotline to receive complaints and provide information relating to the regulation under this chapter. (2) The director of the division shall serve as executive director of the board. The director is the agency head of the division. The director shall be appointed by and serve […]
497.152 – Disciplinary grounds.
497.152 Disciplinary grounds.—This section sets forth conduct that is prohibited and that shall constitute grounds for denial of any application, imposition of discipline, or other enforcement action against the licensee or other person committing such conduct. For purposes of this section, the requirements of this chapter include the requirements of rules adopted under authority of this […]