The State Board of Funeral Service may revoke, refuse to renew, suspend or place on probation the license of a funeral home establishment or funeral director, or both, if the funeral home or funeral director accepts funds for a preneed funeral contract or other prepayment of funeral expenses without a registration to sell preneed funeral contracts; or is registered to sell preneed funeral contracts and fails to deposit the funds in trust or to timely remit premium payments from consumers to the insurer as provided in Section 75-63-59 and Section 75-63-61, respectively.The State Board of Funeral Service shall make written notification to the Secretary of State of all license suspensions and revocations issued by the board as well as written notification for all new licenses issued by the board. The Secretary of State shall make written notification to the board of all registration suspensions, revocations, orders of cease and desist, and administrative penalties imposed by the Secretary of State under Article 3, Chapter 11, Title 73, Mississippi Code of 1972. Laws, 2009, ch. 549, § 16; reenacted without change, Laws, 2012, ch. 466, § 12, eff. ative penalties imposed by the Secretary of State under Article 3, Chapter 11, Title 73, Mississippi Code of 1972. Laws, 2009, ch. 549, § 16; reenacted without change, Laws, 2012, ch. 466, § 12, eff. 7/1/2012.Reenacted without change by Laws, 2021, ch. 311, SB 2098,§ 11, eff. 7/1/2021.Reenacted by Laws, 2017, ch. 373, HB 465, 12, eff. 7/1/2017.
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