Okla. Stat. tit. 8, § 8-208
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Burial agreements
Official statutory text
(a) Any burial association may issue a burial agreement
containing burial benefits not exceeding twice the burial benefits
provided in the Articles of Agreement as specified in Section 5 of
this act, by charging and levying twice the membership fee and
assessments specified therein.
(b) No burial association licensed pursuant to the provisions of
this act shall issue more than one burial agreement providing a Two
Hundred Dollar ($200.00) benefit or more than two burial agreements
each providing a One Hundred Dollar ($100.00) benefit covering a
family, or any member thereof; nor issue a burial agreement covering
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a family, or any member thereof, who are covered by a burial
agreement issued by another burial association and the application
form prescribed by the Board shall contain an interrogatory as to
whether the family, or any member thereof, is so covered by such an
agreement; provided, however, nothing in this act shall prohibit,
and any burial association is hereby authorized, to issue an
agreement to a family for the purpose of replacing an agreement
theretofore issued by another burial association, and provided
further such in lieu agreement shall at least provide the same
benefits and coverage to the family as the agreement replaced.
(c) In the event of the death of a person who is covered by more
than one agreement issued by one burial association the
association's liability shall be limited to the providing of a
burial benefit equal to twice the benefit specified in the Articles
of Agreement as provided in Section 5 of this act, regardless of the
number of burial agreements issued by the said burial association
and covering such person, and the burial association is hereby
prohibited from providing a burial benefit in excess thereof. In
the event of the death of a person who is covered by more than one
agreement issued by more than one burial association the agreement
holder shall elect as to which association he shall make claim for
the burial benefit; the association which is not so elected shall
have no liability to provide the burial benefit and is hereby
prohibited from providing any burial benefit.
containing burial benefits not exceeding twice the burial benefits
provided in the Articles of Agreement as specified in Section 5 of
this act, by charging and levying twice the membership fee and
assessments specified therein.
(b) No burial association licensed pursuant to the provisions of
this act shall issue more than one burial agreement providing a Two
Hundred Dollar ($200.00) benefit or more than two burial agreements
each providing a One Hundred Dollar ($100.00) benefit covering a
family, or any member thereof; nor issue a burial agreement covering
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 8. Cemeteries Page 21
a family, or any member thereof, who are covered by a burial
agreement issued by another burial association and the application
form prescribed by the Board shall contain an interrogatory as to
whether the family, or any member thereof, is so covered by such an
agreement; provided, however, nothing in this act shall prohibit,
and any burial association is hereby authorized, to issue an
agreement to a family for the purpose of replacing an agreement
theretofore issued by another burial association, and provided
further such in lieu agreement shall at least provide the same
benefits and coverage to the family as the agreement replaced.
(c) In the event of the death of a person who is covered by more
than one agreement issued by one burial association the
association's liability shall be limited to the providing of a
burial benefit equal to twice the benefit specified in the Articles
of Agreement as provided in Section 5 of this act, regardless of the
number of burial agreements issued by the said burial association
and covering such person, and the burial association is hereby
prohibited from providing a burial benefit in excess thereof. In
the event of the death of a person who is covered by more than one
agreement issued by more than one burial association the agreement
holder shall elect as to which association he shall make claim for
the burial benefit; the association which is not so elected shall
have no liability to provide the burial benefit and is hereby
prohibited from providing any burial benefit.
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