Louisiana § RS 8:72 - Certificates; regulatory charges; suspension; restoration; late charge; requirement of certificate
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 8:72 — Certificates; regulatory charges; suspension; restoration; late charge; requirement of certificate, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 8:72. Certificates; regulatory charges; suspension; restoration; late charge; requirement of certificate
A. The regulatory charges for a certificate of authority at all periods of the year are the same as provided in this Chapter. All regulatory charges shall be payable at the time of the filing of the application and prior to issuance of the certificate. All certificates issued by the board shall be valid unless suspended or revoked by a majority vote of the board. However, failure to pay the regulatory charge fixed by the board prior to the first day of February for any year shall effect the suspension of the certificate of authority, which may be restored upon payment of the prescribed charge, and an additional late charge of fifty percent of the amount of the prescribed regulatory charge or one hundred dollars, whichever is lesser.
B. No person shall engage in the operation of or conduct a cemetery business, including but not limited to the sale of cemetery merchandise, lots, or other interment spaces, without a valid subsisting and unsuspended certificate of authority.
Acts 1974, No. 417, §1; Acts 1980, No. 428, §1; Acts 1997, No. 921, §1; Acts 2023, No. 381, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 8:72 ("Certificates; regulatory charges; suspension; restoration; late charge; requirement of certificate") 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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