Arkansas § 23-78-111 Fees - Oath at payment

Arkansas Statutes

§ 23-78-111 — Fees - Oath at payment

Arkansas § 23-78-111

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Bluebook

Ark. Code Ann. § 23-78-111 (2026).

Text

(a)(1) In order to meet the expense of supervision and of carrying out the other provisions of this chapter, the State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services may set license fees for burial associations subject to its jurisdiction as set forth in § 23-78-109 .

(2)The board shall collect the annual license fee from each burial association that is operating and in good standing on or before February 15 of the year in which the license fee is payable.

(b)(1) The fee shall be due and payable to the board not later than February 1 of each year, and upon payment of the fee, the board shall issue to each burial association a license that shall entitle the association to do business in the State of Arkansas during the calendar year for which the license is issued

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(a) (1) In order to meet the expense of supervision and of carrying out the other provisions of this chapter, the State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services may set license fees for burial associations subject to its jurisdiction as set forth in § 23-78-109 . (2) The board shall collect the annual license fee from each burial association that is operating and in good standing on or before February 15 of the year in which the license fee is payable. (b) (1) The fee shall be due and payable to the board not later than February 1 of each year, and upon payment of the fee, the board shall issue to each burial association a license that shall entitle the association to do business in the State of Arkansas during the calendar year for which the license is issued. (2) If the license fee for any year is not paid within thirty (30) days from the date upon which it is due, the board may revoke and cancel the authorization of the delinquent burial association to transact business in the State of Arkansas. (c) It shall be the duty of every burial association to certify under oath at the time of the payment of the license fee the true and correct membership of the burial association on January 1 of the applicable year. (d) If any officer or agent of any burial association knowingly makes any false statement with respect to the information required by this section to be furnished, he or she shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. (e) The board shall have and is given the power and authority to reduce or increase, temporarily or permanently, the fees set forth in subsection (a) of this section if the board deems such an action advisable.

Legislative History

Amended by Act 2017, No. 788,§ 76, eff. 7/1/2018. Acts 1953, No. 91, § 14; 1973, No. 515, § 1; 1975, No. 380, § 1; 1979, No. 244, § 1; 1981, No. 494, § 2; 1983, No. 784, § 2; 1985, No. 480, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 66-1814; Acts 1989, No. 344, § 1; 1995, No. 485, § 1; 2005, No. 1994, § 457; 2009, No. 552, § 1; 2011, No. 875, § 3.