(1) Any corporation, partnership or limited liability company wishing to establish a cemetery should review the requirements of the Florida Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services Act (chapter 497, F.S.) and applicable rules and regulations before filing a formal application for permission to start a cemetery in the State of Florida. The following should then be completed and submitted to the Department:

Terms Used In Florida Regulations 69K-5.004

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
    (a) Application To Organize A New Cemetery Company, Form DFS-CEMN, adopted in Fl. Admin. Code R. 69K-1.001, and a non-refundable fee in the amount of $5,005;
    (b) Application to Transact Cemetery Business, Form DFS-CEM, and a license fee of $255 to $4,905 depending on the applicant’s most current annual gross sales, refundable if license is not issued;
    (c) Current Financial Statement of each proponent, Form DFS-F-32, adopted in Fl. Admin. Code R. 69K-1.001
    (2) An application may be submitted to the Department by mail to the Division of Funeral, Cemetery and Consumer Services, Revenue Processing, P.O. Box 6100, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-6100. All forms herein are available by mail from The Department of Financial Services, 200 East Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0361 or http://www.myfloridacfo.com/Division/funeralcemetery/.
Rulemaking Authority 497.103 FS. Law Implemented 497.263, 497.266, 497.268, 497.283 FS. History-New 9-29-75, Amended 6-21-77, 6-21-78, 11-2-78, 1-27-81, Formerly 3D-30.15, Amended 10-23-91, Formerly 3D-30.015, Amended 12-8-98, 6-26-02, Formerly 3F-5.004, Amended 1-12-04, 3-1-16.