Okla. Stat. tit. 36, § 36-7102
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Definitions
Official statutory text
As used in the Perpetual Care Fund Act:
1. "Cemetery" or "cemeteries" means any land or structure in
this state dedicated to or used, or intended to be used, for the
interment of human remains;
2. "Burial space" means any grave space, lot, mausoleum crypt
or niche, whether above or below ground, which is used or intended
to be used for the interment of human remains;
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3. "Purchase price" means the gross dollar amount the customer
shall pay the cemetery under a contractual agreement between the two
to exchange ownership of, or rights to, certain burial spaces.
Purchase price shall not include finance charges, sales tax, charges
for credit life insurance, opening and closing costs and setting
fees, but shall include any amount which the customer is required to
pay as a deposit to the Perpetual Care Fund, described in Section
7103 of this title. On sales of burial spaces wherein discounts or
free spaces are granted to the customer by the cemetery, the
purchase price shall be the fair market value or the normal selling
price of that particular type of burial space as sold by the
cemetery;
4. "Financial institution" means a federally insured bank or
savings and loan authorized to exercise trust powers or a trust
company that is authorized to do business in this state;
5. "Income", except as provided in subsection D of Section 7103
of this title, means the return derived from the principal amount,
excluding capital gains;
6. "Insurance Commissioner" or "Commissioner" means the
Insurance Commissioner of the State of Oklahoma; and
7. "Designated agent" means one or more individuals designated
by the cemetery owner and whom the owner has acknowledged as having
fiduciary responsibilities under the Perpetual Care Fund Act.
1. "Cemetery" or "cemeteries" means any land or structure in
this state dedicated to or used, or intended to be used, for the
interment of human remains;
2. "Burial space" means any grave space, lot, mausoleum crypt
or niche, whether above or below ground, which is used or intended
to be used for the interment of human remains;
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 36. Insurance Page 1480
3. "Purchase price" means the gross dollar amount the customer
shall pay the cemetery under a contractual agreement between the two
to exchange ownership of, or rights to, certain burial spaces.
Purchase price shall not include finance charges, sales tax, charges
for credit life insurance, opening and closing costs and setting
fees, but shall include any amount which the customer is required to
pay as a deposit to the Perpetual Care Fund, described in Section
7103 of this title. On sales of burial spaces wherein discounts or
free spaces are granted to the customer by the cemetery, the
purchase price shall be the fair market value or the normal selling
price of that particular type of burial space as sold by the
cemetery;
4. "Financial institution" means a federally insured bank or
savings and loan authorized to exercise trust powers or a trust
company that is authorized to do business in this state;
5. "Income", except as provided in subsection D of Section 7103
of this title, means the return derived from the principal amount,
excluding capital gains;
6. "Insurance Commissioner" or "Commissioner" means the
Insurance Commissioner of the State of Oklahoma; and
7. "Designated agent" means one or more individuals designated
by the cemetery owner and whom the owner has acknowledged as having
fiduciary responsibilities under the Perpetual Care Fund Act.
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