1. No person shall sell, negotiate, or solicit the sale of preneed contracts for, or on behalf of, a seller unless registered with the board as a preneed agent except for individuals who are licensed as funeral directors under this chapter. The board shall maintain a registry of all preneed agents registered with the board. The registry shall be deemed an open record and made available on the board's website.
2. An applicant for a preneed agent registration shall be an individual who shall:
(1)File an application on a form established by the board and pay an application fee in an amount established by the board by rule which shall not exceed fifty percent of the application fee established by the board under this chapter for a funeral director license;
(2)Be eighteen years of ag
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1. No person shall sell, negotiate, or solicit the sale of preneed contracts for, or on behalf of, a seller unless registered with the board as a preneed agent except for individuals who are licensed as funeral directors under this chapter. The board shall maintain a registry of all preneed agents registered with the board. The registry shall be deemed an open record and made available on the board's website.
2. An applicant for a preneed agent registration shall be an individual who shall:
(1) File an application on a form established by the board and pay an application fee in an amount established by the board by rule which shall not exceed fifty percent of the application fee established by the board under this chapter for a funeral director license;
(2) Be eighteen years of age or older;
(3) Be otherwise eligible for registration under section 333.330 ;
(4) Have successfully passed the Missouri law examination as designated by the board;
(5) Provide the name and address of each seller for whom the applicant is authorized to sell, negotiate, or solicit the sale of preneed contracts for, or on behalf of.
3. Each preneed agent shall apply to renew his or her registration on or before October thirty-first of each year or a date established by the division of professional registration pursuant to section 324.001 . A registration which has not been renewed prior to the renewal date shall expire. Applicants for renewal shall:
(1) File an application for renewal on a form established by the board by rule;
(2) Pay a renewal fee in an amount established by the board by rule which shall not exceed fifty percent of the application fee established by the board under this chapter for a funeral director license renewal; and
(3) Provide the name and address of each seller for whom the preneed agent is authorized to sell, negotiate, or solicit the sale of preneed contracts for or on behalf of.
4. Any funeral director acting as a preneed agent shall be required to report the name and address of each preneed seller for whom the funeral director is authorized to sell, negotiate, or solicit the sale of preneed contracts as part of their biennial renewal form. Each funeral director preneed agent shall be included on the board's registry.
5. Any registration which has not been renewed as provided by this section shall expire and the registrant shall be immediately removed from the preneed agent registry by the board. A registrant who fails to apply for renewal may apply for reinstatement within two years of the renewal date by satisfying the requirements of subsection 3 of this section and paying a delinquent fee as established by the board.