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Div. 3.DIVISION 3. PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY
Ch. 12.CHAPTER 12. Cemetery and Funeral Act
Art. 1.5.ARTICLE 1.5. Definitions and Regulation of Cemeteries
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(a)Each cemetery authority shall file with the bureau annually, on or before June 1, or within five months after close of their fiscal year provided approval has been granted by the bureau as provided for in Section 7612.7, a written report in a form prescribed by the bureau setting forth the following:
(1)The number of square feet of grave space and the number of crypts and niches sold or disposed of under endowment care by specific periods as set forth in the form prescribed.
(2)The amount collected and deposited in both the general and special endowment care funds segregated as to the amounts for crypts, niches, and grave
space by specific periods as set forth either on the accrual or cash basis at the option of the cemetery authority.
(3)A statement showing separately the tot
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(a)
Each cemetery authority shall file with the bureau annually, on or before June 1, or within five months after close of their fiscal year provided approval has been granted by the bureau as provided for in Section 7612.7, a written report in a form prescribed by the bureau setting forth the following:
(1)
The number of square feet of grave space and the number of crypts and niches sold or disposed of under endowment care by specific periods as set forth in the form prescribed.
(2)
The amount collected and deposited in both the general and special endowment care funds segregated as to the amounts for crypts, niches, and grave
space by specific periods as set forth either on the accrual or cash basis at the option of the cemetery authority.
(3)
A statement showing separately the total amount of the general and special endowment care funds invested in each of the investments authorized by law and the amount of cash on hand not invested, which statement shall actually show the financial condition of the funds.
(4)
A statement showing separately the location, description, and character of the investments in which the special endowment care funds are invested. The statement shall show the valuations of any securities held in the endowment care fund as valued pursuant to Section 7614.7.
(5)
A statement showing the transactions entered into
between the corporation or any officer, employee, or stockholder thereof and the trustees of the endowment care funds with respect to those endowment care funds. The statement shall show the dates, amounts of the transactions, and shall contain a statement of the reasons for those transactions.
(b)
The report shall be verified by the president or vice president and one other officer of the cemetery corporation. The information submitted pursuant to paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5) of subdivision (a) shall be accompanied by an annual audit report, prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, of the endowment care fund and special care fund signed by a certified public accountant or public accountant. The scope of the audit shall include the inspection, review, and audit of the general purpose financial statements
of the endowment care fund and special care fund, which shall include the balance sheet, the statement of revenues, expenditures, and changes in fund balance.
(c)
If a cemetery authority files a written request prior to the date the report is due, the bureau may, in its discretion, grant an extension for no more than an additional nine months within which to file the report.