All burial records referenced in Florida Statutes § 497.276, and those contracts under the jurisdiction of the Department and the Board of Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services which have not been audited by the Department must be filed and kept in a secure manner. For purposes of this rule, “”secure”” means:

Terms Used In Florida Regulations 69K-6.004

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
    (1) A vault or fire-proof container with a properly certified fire resistant capability of at least one hour; or
    (2) A computer readable media backed up by diskette, or optical disk, or tape which is stored at an off-site location; or
    (3) Microfilm backed up by a security roll stored at an off-site location; or
    (4) A duplicate copy of the records referenced in this rule are kept at an off-site location. Records that are deemed “”secure”” at an off-site location shall be updated quarterly.
Rulemaking Authority 497.103(1)(n), (5)(a), 497.161(1)(c) FS. Law Implemented 497.103, 497.276 FS. History-New 7-20-73, Renumbered from 3-8.09 to 3D-30.09 on 9-8-75, Amended 8-22-76, Formerly 3D-30.09, 3D-30.009, Amended 3-21-95, Formerly 3F-6.004.