§ 23-78-110 - Certificate of authority.
23-78-110. Certificate of authority.
(a) Applications for certificate of authority shall be on forms furnished by the Burial Association Board, and no burial association shall begin operation until the application shall have been approved and certificate of authority shall have been granted by the board.
(b) The following documents and information shall be filed with the application:
(1) Consent to service of process upon the secretary of the applicant;
(2) Copy of proposed form of membership application, membership certificate, bylaws, and contracts for service, merchandise, supplies, and any other data requested by the board; and
(3) References as to character, ability, and integrity of the organizers and of any funeral director or embalmer with whom the applicant proposes to contract.
(c) If the board is satisfied that the applicant is qualified and meets the requirements of this chapter, it shall issue to the applicant a certificate of authority upon receipt of the sum of five hundred dollars ($500).