La. Rev. Stat. § 8:72
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Certificates; regulatory charges; suspension; restoration; late charge; requirement of certificate
Official statutory text
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.
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.
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