Oklahoma § 8-221 - Issuance of agent's licenses on association's application Fee - Renewals

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§ 8-221. Issuance of agent's licenses on association's application Fee - Renewals

(a) Every burial association desiring to appoint a person as its

agent shall apply to the Board, upon a requisition form prescribed

by the Board, for a burial agent license for said person. The

requisition of the burial association shall be accompanied by a

burial agent license fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00) for such agent.

(b) If the person designated by the association has qualified to

hold a burial agent license, the Board shall issue a burial agent

license to such person. The burial agent license issued by the

Board shall be in the form prescribed by the Board, provided the

same may be of a continuous form, and shall recite that the agent is

authorized to engage in the business as a burial agent for said

burial association. Every burial agent license shall expire on the

following June 30th, unless sooner renewed.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 8. Cemeteries

(c) Prior to the 30th day of June of each year every burial

association shall file with the Board, upon a requisition form, an

alphabetical list of all its agents whose burial agent licenses it

desires to renew and at the same time pay to the Board a renewal

license fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00) for each agent.

(d) Upon the renewal of each burial agent license the Board

shall prepare, issue and forward a renewal receipt to the

association which shall forward the same to the agent. The renewal

receipt shall evidence the renewal of the burial agent license and

shall at all times be in the custody of the agent. Every burial

agent license for which there has been filed a renewal requisition

and license fee paid prior to its expiration date, shall continue in

force and effect until a renewal receipt has been issued or the

agent and the association have received notice from the Board that

it has specifically refused to renew the burial agent license as

hereinafter provided.

(e) The burial agent license fee shall be paid by the

association making the requisition and such association shall not,

directly or indirectly, charge the same to the agent.

Amended by Laws 1985, c. 142, § 3, emerg. eff. June 7, 1985.

Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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