SECTION .0200 – LICENSING

21 NCAC 34D .0201         PRENEED FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENT LICENSE

(a)  A funeral establishment wishing to apply for a preneed funeral establishment license shall complete a form provided by the Board. The applicant shall submit, in addition to the information required by G.S. 90-210.67, the following information:

(1)           its funeral establishment permit number issued pursuant to G.S. 90-210.25(d);

(2)           type of business entity;

(3)           whether it is authorized to transact business in North Carolina;

(4)           whether it is solvent;

(5)           whether there exist unsatisfied civil judgments against the applicant and copies of any;

(6)           whether the applicant or any of its principals has been denied a license to engage in an occupation or had a license suspended, revoked or placed on probation;

(7)           whether any principal has been convicted of a crime involving fraud or moral turpitude;

(8)           for all applicants required to maintain a surety bond, evidence that the bond is in effect at the time of application; and

(9)           any other information deemed necessary by the Board and required by law.

(b)  The Board may require an applicant to submit additional proof to satisfy the requirements of G.S. 90-210.67.

(c)  The applicant shall submit, with its application, the names, preneed sales license numbers and telephone numbers of all preneed sales licensees who will sell preneed funeral contracts as employees or agents of the applicant. Any additions to or deletions from the list of names shall be reported to the Board, within 10 days of the change, as an amended application on an application form.

(d)  The same Board form shall be used for the original application, annual renewal application and amended application. All applications shall be verified as correct before a notary public by the owner, a corporate officer, partner, or member of the limited liability company owning the preneed establishment.

(e)  Preneed funeral establishment licenses shall not be transferable. Upon a transfer of ownership of a funeral establishment, the provisions of 21 NCAC 34B .0605 apply, and a new application for a preneed funeral establishment license shall be made to the Board within 30 days of the transfer. The application fee shall accompany the application, as in the case of initial applications.

(f)  The license certificate shall be conspicuously displayed in the funeral establishment at the address to which it is issued.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 90-210.67(a),(b); 90-210.69(a);

Eff. May 1, 1993;

Amended Eff. February 1, 2009;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. August 19, 2017.