Louisiana § RS 8:70 - Application for certificate of authority
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 8:70 — Application for certificate of authority, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 8:70. Application for certificate of authority
The initial application for a certificate of authority, including without limitation an application for a new certificate required by R.S. 8:76, shall be made in writing by a cemetery authority to the board on a form prescribed by the board, accompanied by an application fee set by the board not to exceed one thousand dollars. Applications for renewal of a valid, subsisting, and unsuspended certificate of authority shall be made in similar fashion, accompanied by the regulatory charge provided for in this Title. All initial applications shall show that the cemetery authority owns or is actively operating a cemetery which is subject to the provisions of this Title.
Acts 1974, No. 417, §1; Acts 1992, No. 105, §1; Acts 2003, No. 704, §1; Acts 2015, No. 222, §1; Acts 2022, No. 574, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Louisiana Civil Code § RS 8:70 cover?
Section RS 8:70 ("Application for certificate of authority") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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