Florida Regulations 69K-5.006: Procedure for Licensing Transferred Cemeteries
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(1) Application. A person, a group of persons or a corporation proposing to purchase or acquire control of an existing cemetery company either by purchasing the outstanding capital stock of any cemetery company, or the interest of the owner or owners, and thereby to change the control of said cemetery company, shall file the following applications with the Department by mail to the Division of Funeral, Cemetery and Consumer Services, Revenue Processing, P.O. Box 6100, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-6100.
(a) Completion of an Application for Authority to Acquire Control of an Existing Cemetery Company, Form DFS-F35, adopted in Fl. Admin. Code R. 69K-1.001, shall be accompanied by a license fee which is based on the cemetery’s gross sales for the previous fiscal year, pursuant to Florida Statutes § 497.265
(b) Completion of an Application to Transact Cemetery Business, Form CEM, adopted in Fl. Admin. Code R. 69K-1.001, shall be accompanied by a license fee based on the cemeteries’ last fiscal year sales pursuant to Florida Statutes § 497.265
(2) Existing license must be returned to the Board for cancellation. No license is transferable or assignable.
(3) Conditions. Any deficits must be cleared by present owner to trust funds or a written statement waiving a final examination must be signed by the purchaser; thereby making him responsible for any deficits to the trust fund. If a new trustee is appointed, a copy of the trust agreement must be approved by the Department before the trust fund is transferred.
(4) Investigation. The Department shall investigate the following conditions:
(a) Character, reputation, financial standing, and business qualifications of the new proponents;
(b) Legal entity;
(c) Capitalization;
(d) Whether money is due any of the trust funds, unless waived;
(e) Current financial statement for each proponent;
(f) Biographical sketch for each proponent.
(5) Issuance of license. If the department finds that the proposed owner or owners of the existing cemetery company has in good faith complied with all lawful requirements, it shall issue a new cemetery license.
Rulemaking Authority 497.103 FS. Law Implemented Florida Statutes § 497.264. History-New 9-29-75, Amended 11-2-78, 1-27-81, Formerly 3D-30.17, Amended 10-23-91, Formerly 3D-30.017, Amended 9-18-01, 6-26-02, Formerly 3F-5.006, Amended 1-12-04, 3-1-16.
Terms Used In Florida Regulations 69K-5.006
- 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.
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
(b) Completion of an Application to Transact Cemetery Business, Form CEM, adopted in Fl. Admin. Code R. 69K-1.001, shall be accompanied by a license fee based on the cemeteries’ last fiscal year sales pursuant to Florida Statutes § 497.265
(2) Existing license must be returned to the Board for cancellation. No license is transferable or assignable.
(3) Conditions. Any deficits must be cleared by present owner to trust funds or a written statement waiving a final examination must be signed by the purchaser; thereby making him responsible for any deficits to the trust fund. If a new trustee is appointed, a copy of the trust agreement must be approved by the Department before the trust fund is transferred.
(4) Investigation. The Department shall investigate the following conditions:
(a) Character, reputation, financial standing, and business qualifications of the new proponents;
(b) Legal entity;
(c) Capitalization;
(d) Whether money is due any of the trust funds, unless waived;
(e) Current financial statement for each proponent;
(f) Biographical sketch for each proponent.
(5) Issuance of license. If the department finds that the proposed owner or owners of the existing cemetery company has in good faith complied with all lawful requirements, it shall issue a new cemetery license.
Rulemaking Authority 497.103 FS. Law Implemented Florida Statutes § 497.264. History-New 9-29-75, Amended 11-2-78, 1-27-81, Formerly 3D-30.17, Amended 10-23-91, Formerly 3D-30.017, Amended 9-18-01, 6-26-02, Formerly 3F-5.006, Amended 1-12-04, 3-1-16.