Okla. Stat. tit. 36, § 36-7125
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Application for permit - Cancellation of or refusal to
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issue or renew permit - Appeal.
A. Each organization desiring to accept money or anything of
value for prepaid cemetery merchandise shall file an application for
a permit with the Insurance Commissioner, and shall at the time of
filing the application pay one initial filing fee of Two Hundred
Dollars ($200.00). All applications shall be filed electronically
in the manner and form prescribed by the Commissioner, along with
any applicable transaction or other fees. The Commissioner may
issue a permit upon the receipt of the application, the annual
report in accordance with Section 7128 of this title and payment of
the filing fees, and upon making a finding that the applicant has
complied with the Cemetery Merchandise Trust Act and the rules as
may be established pursuant to the Cemetery Merchandise Trust Act by
the Commissioner. All applications shall be signed by the
organization requesting the permit, and shall contain a statement
that the applicant will comply with all the requirements as
established pursuant to the Cemetery Merchandise Trust Act. All
permits shall expire on March 15 of the year following the year the
permit is first issued, unless renewed. Permits may be renewed for
a period not to exceed the succeeding March 15 upon the payment of a
renewal fee of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00). Any permit expired
for failure to submit a renewal application may be reinstated within
ninety (90) days after the expiration date by electronically
submitting a fee in an amount that is double the renewal fee and a
renewal application in the form and manner prescribed by the
Insurance Commissioner, along with any transaction or other
applicable fees. The Insurance Commissioner shall require a permit
holder whose permit has been expired for more than ninety (90) days
to reapply as if they were a new applicant and pay an application
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 36. Insurance Page 1491
fee equal to an amount that is double the renewal fee in addition to
any fines imposed. All applications received after the permit has
been expired for more than ninety (90) days shall include a detailed
report of services provided in this state during the period of
expired permit.
B. The Commissioner may suspend, revoke, refuse to issue, or
refuse to renew a permit for failure to comply with any provisions
of the Cemetery Merchandise Trust Act or any rules promulgated
thereto by the Commissioner, after reasonable notice to the
permittee and opportunity for hearing before the Commissioner in
accordance with Article II of the Administrative Procedures Act.
C. No organization shall be entitled to a permit after
revocation, or refusal by the Commissioner to renew a permit, but
may thereafter be issued a permit upon satisfactory proof of
compliance with the Cemetery Merchandise Trust Act and the rules
promulgated thereto.
D. An organization aggrieved by the actions of the Commissioner
may appeal therefrom to the Oklahoma Insurance Department as
provided by the Administrative Procedures Act.
E. Each permit holder shall electronically submit, in a form
and manner prescribed by the Insurance Commissioner, along with any
applicable fees, any change of legal business name, dba or assumed
name, address, or email address within thirty (30) days after the
change occurred. Any submission of a change of legal business name,
dba or assumed name, address, or contact eemail address received
more than thirty (30) days after the change occurred shall be
accompanied by a fee of Fifty Dollars ($50.00).
F. Every permit holder, upon receipt of any inquiry from the
Insurance Commissioner, shall, within twenty (20) days from the date
of receipt of the inquiry, furnish the Insurance Commissioner with
an adequate response to the inquiry.
A. Each organization desiring to accept money or anything of
value for prepaid cemetery merchandise shall file an application for
a permit with the Insurance Commissioner, and shall at the time of
filing the application pay one initial filing fee of Two Hundred
Dollars ($200.00). All applications shall be filed electronically
in the manner and form prescribed by the Commissioner, along with
any applicable transaction or other fees. The Commissioner may
issue a permit upon the receipt of the application, the annual
report in accordance with Section 7128 of this title and payment of
the filing fees, and upon making a finding that the applicant has
complied with the Cemetery Merchandise Trust Act and the rules as
may be established pursuant to the Cemetery Merchandise Trust Act by
the Commissioner. All applications shall be signed by the
organization requesting the permit, and shall contain a statement
that the applicant will comply with all the requirements as
established pursuant to the Cemetery Merchandise Trust Act. All
permits shall expire on March 15 of the year following the year the
permit is first issued, unless renewed. Permits may be renewed for
a period not to exceed the succeeding March 15 upon the payment of a
renewal fee of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00). Any permit expired
for failure to submit a renewal application may be reinstated within
ninety (90) days after the expiration date by electronically
submitting a fee in an amount that is double the renewal fee and a
renewal application in the form and manner prescribed by the
Insurance Commissioner, along with any transaction or other
applicable fees. The Insurance Commissioner shall require a permit
holder whose permit has been expired for more than ninety (90) days
to reapply as if they were a new applicant and pay an application
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 36. Insurance Page 1491
fee equal to an amount that is double the renewal fee in addition to
any fines imposed. All applications received after the permit has
been expired for more than ninety (90) days shall include a detailed
report of services provided in this state during the period of
expired permit.
B. The Commissioner may suspend, revoke, refuse to issue, or
refuse to renew a permit for failure to comply with any provisions
of the Cemetery Merchandise Trust Act or any rules promulgated
thereto by the Commissioner, after reasonable notice to the
permittee and opportunity for hearing before the Commissioner in
accordance with Article II of the Administrative Procedures Act.
C. No organization shall be entitled to a permit after
revocation, or refusal by the Commissioner to renew a permit, but
may thereafter be issued a permit upon satisfactory proof of
compliance with the Cemetery Merchandise Trust Act and the rules
promulgated thereto.
D. An organization aggrieved by the actions of the Commissioner
may appeal therefrom to the Oklahoma Insurance Department as
provided by the Administrative Procedures Act.
E. Each permit holder shall electronically submit, in a form
and manner prescribed by the Insurance Commissioner, along with any
applicable fees, any change of legal business name, dba or assumed
name, address, or email address within thirty (30) days after the
change occurred. Any submission of a change of legal business name,
dba or assumed name, address, or contact eemail address received
more than thirty (30) days after the change occurred shall be
accompanied by a fee of Fifty Dollars ($50.00).
F. Every permit holder, upon receipt of any inquiry from the
Insurance Commissioner, shall, within twenty (20) days from the date
of receipt of the inquiry, furnish the Insurance Commissioner with
an adequate response to the inquiry.
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