(a) The Board may revoke or refuse to renew any burial agent license, if, after a hearing held, the Board finds:
(1) That the agent has obtained or attempted to obtain any burial agent license through willful misrepresentation or fraud.
(2) That the agent has materially misrepresented the terms, conditions, benefits or effect of any burial agreement, or the financial condition or manner of doing business of any burial association.
(3) That the agent has been convicted, by final judgment, of a felony.
(4) That the agent has misappropriated or withheld from a burial association or burial agent any money or property received or collected by him for such burial association or burial agent.
(5) Any cause for which issuance the burial agent license could have been refused had it then existed and had been known to the Board.
(6) That the agent has willfully violated any provisions of this act.
(b) The holder of any burial agent license which has been revoked or renewal refused for cause by the Board, or cancelled by a burial association, shall surrender the same and the last renewal receipt to the Board upon receiving notice of revocation or refusal or cancellation.
(c) The Board, may, if it finds that extenuating and mitigating circumstances exist, issue an order suspending its order of refusal to renew, or revocation of, any burial agent license and placing the agent on probation under such conditions and for such period of time as it deems necessary. In the event the agent violates or fails to comply with the conditions of the probation the Board shall, after notice to the agent and a summary hearing, have the authority to cancel the probation and to revoke the burial agent licenses held by the agent.
(d) No person shall be issued a burial agent license for a period of three (3) years after the Board has issued an order revoking or refusing to renew such person's burial agent license.
Laws 1953, p. 135, § 22.
Structure Oklahoma Statutes
§8-1. Laws governing - Powers and duties.
§8-1a. Burial charges - Failure to pay.
§8-2. Fraternal and church cemeteries.
§8-3. Real estate-Limitation on amount-Sale of lots-Other property-Application of income.
§8-4. Surveys - Plat - Acknowledgment - Recording - Fee.
§8-6. Lots - Inalienability - Descent - Release of interests.
§8-8. Appropriation of net proceeds from lot sales.
§8-9. Retention of portion of proceeds by benevolent, religious and charitable institutions.
§8-10. Payment of debts and obligations.
§8-11. Rights of lot owners in old grounds.
§8-13. Superintendent - Duties - Election - Term - Eligibility - Supervision and control - Salary.
§8-15. Members' meetings - Notices - Quorum - Special meetings.
§8-17. Investment of surplus funds - Tax exemption - Preservation of properties and funds.
§8-18. Violation of provisions - Penalties.
§8-31. Conveyance to Board of County Commissioners - Conveyance to corporation when formed.
§8-36. Refusal of interment because of race, color or national origin prohibited.
§8-88. Disposition of bodies of deceased inmates or patients of state institutions.
§8-88.1. Receipt of bodies by State Anatomical Board.
§8-143. Maintenance and improvement of certain cemeteries by county commissioners.
§8-144. Acceptance and use of monies and other items.
§8-181. Declaration of policy.
§8-183. Certificate of authority - Application - Investigation - Public hearing - Expenses.
§8-185. Conveyance of county lands for cemetery purposes.
§8-186. Ingress to and egress from certain cemeteries.
§8-187. Abandoned cemetery on privately owned land - Visitation rights.
§8-188. Unused burial sites – Reversion to cemetery.
§8-204. State Burial Board Administration and Enforcement Fund abolished - Transfer of funds.
§8-206. Investment of trust funds.
§8-210. Reimbursement of trust fund.
§8-211. Inspections and examinations - Costs.
§8-214. Annual report - Annual license fee.
§8-215. Injunction against continuation of business.
§8-216. Application for receiver.
§8-217. Merger, consolidation or reinsurance.
§8-218. Burial agents, who are.
§8-219. Burial agent license - Necessity.
§8-220. Application for burial agent license and proceedings thereon.
§8-221. Issuance of agent's licenses on association's application - Fee - Renewals.
§8-222. Revocation or refusal to renew agent's license.
§8-223. Procedure for revocation or refusal to renew agent's license.
§8-224. Burial agreements issued only through resident agents.
§8-225. Solicitors deemed agents of association.
§8-226. Depositions, witnesses and evidence.
§8-227. Application of law to existing associations.
§8-228. Foreign associations or corporations.
§8-229. Rules and regulations.
§8-230. Effective date - Exemption of certain existing associations - Bond of Treasurer.
§8-230.1. Dissolution of burial association.