The Florida Senate

¹497.329  Registration of brokers of burial rights.--

(1)  No person shall receive compensation to act as a third party to the sale or transfer of three or more burial rights in a 12-month period unless the person pays a registration fee of $150 and is registered with the department in accordance with this section.

(2)  The department, by rule, shall provide for the biennial renewal of registrants and a renewal fee of $100.

(3)  This section shall not apply to persons otherwise licensed or registered pursuant to this chapter.

History.--s. 74, ch. 93-399; s. 62, ch. 2004-301.

¹Note.--Section 62, ch. 2004-301, renumbered s. 497.329 as s. 497.281 and amended the section, effective October 1, 2005, to read:

497.281  Licensure of brokers of burial rights.--

(1)  No person shall receive compensation to act as a third party to the sale or transfer of three or more burial rights in a 12-month period unless the person pays a license fee as determined by licensing authority rule but not to exceed $250 and is licensed with the department as a burial rights broker in accordance with this section.

(2)  The department, by rule, shall provide for the biennial renewal of licenses under this section and a renewal fee as determined by licensing authority rule but not to exceed $250.

(3)  This section shall not apply to persons otherwise licensed pursuant to this chapter.

(4)  The licensing authority may by rule specify records of brokerage transactions which shall be required to be maintained by burial rights brokers licensed under this subsection, and which shall be subject to inspection by the department.