Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-396.12c

license – Grounds – Definitions.

A. After notice and hearing pursuant to Article II of the

Administrative Procedures Act, the Oklahoma Funeral Board may refuse

to issue or renew, or may revoke or suspend, any license or

registration for any one or combination of the following:

1. Conviction of a felony crime that substantially relates to

the occupation of a funeral director and poses a reasonable threat

to public safety;

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2. Conviction of a misdemeanor involving funeral services;

3. Gross malpractice or gross incompetency, which shall be

determined by the Board;

4. False or misleading advertising as a funeral director or

embalmer;

5. Violation of any of the provisions of the Funeral Services

Licensing Act or any violation of Sections 201 through 231 of Title

8 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

6. Fraud or misrepresentation in obtaining a license;

7. Using any casket or part thereof which has previously been

used as a receptacle for, or in connection with, the burial or other

disposition of dead human remains, unless the disclosure is made to

the purchaser;

8. Violation of any rules of the Board in administering the

purposes of the Funeral Services Licensing Act;

9. Use of intoxicating liquor sufficient to produce drunkenness

in public, or habitual addiction to the use of habit-forming drugs

or either;

10. Solicitation of business, either personally or by an agent,

from a dying individual or the relatives of a dead or individual

with a terminal condition, as defined by the Oklahoma Advance

Directive Act, other than through general advertising;

11. Refusing to properly release a dead human body to the

custody of the person entitled to custody;

12. Violating applicable state laws relating to the failure to

file a death certificate, cremation permit, or prearrangement or

prefinancing of a funeral;

13. Failing to obtain other necessary permits as required by

law in a timely manner;

14. Failing to comply with the Funeral Rules of the Federal

Trade Commission, 15 U.S.C., Section 57a(a);

15. Failing to comply with any applicable provisions of the

Funeral Services Licensing Act at the time of issuance or renewal;

16. Improper issuance or renewal of a license or registration;

17. Violating the provisions of subsection B of Section 396.12

of this title regarding advertisement of services at locations not

licensed by the Board;

18. The abuse of a corpse whereby a person knowingly and

willfully signs a certificate as having embalmed, cremated, or

prepared a dead human body for disposition when, in fact, the

services were not performed as indicated;

19. Simultaneous cremating of more than one human dead body

without express written approval of the authorizing agent;

20. Cremating human remains without the permit required by

Section 1-329.1 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

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21. Intentional interference with an investigation by the Board

or failure to allow access to funeral records during an

investigation or to produce records for an investigation; or

22. Failure to properly discharge financial obligations as

established by rule of the Board.

B. As used in this section:

1. "Substantially relates" means the nature of criminal conduct

for which the person was convicted has a direct bearing on the

fitness or ability to perform one or more of the duties or

responsibilities necessarily related to the occupation; and

2. "Poses a reasonable threat" means the nature of criminal

conduct for which the person was convicted involved an act or threat

of harm against another and has a bearing on the fitness or ability

to serve the public or work with others in the occupation.