R9-9B-302. Application for a Prearranged Funeral Sales Endorsement

A. As specified in A.R.S. § 32-1391.11, a funeral establishment may only offer or sell prearranged funeral agreements funded by trust if the Department has issued a prearranged funeral sales endorsement to the funeral establishment’s license. B. An applicant for a prearranged funeral sales endorsement for a funeral establishment shall submit to the Department an application that contains: 1. The following in a Department-provided format: a. The funeral establishment’s name, license number, physical address, mailing address if different, email address, and telephone number; b. The name, mailing address, email address, and telephone number of the applicant; c. Whether the applicant is a business organization and, if so: i. The type of business organization, ii. The name, title, telephone number, email address, and address of the individual the Department may contact about the application or operation of the funeral establishment; and iii. The name and address of each person owning 10 percent or more of the business organization; d. The name and license number of the responsible funeral director; e. According to A.R.S. § 32-1391.12, the name and address of the funeral director designated by the funeral establishment to offer or sell prearranged funerals; f. If applicable, the names and addresses of all other individuals employed by or contracted with the funeral establishment to offer prearranged funerals; g. If the application for a prearranged funeral sales endorsement is the result of a change of ownership of the funeral establishment: i. The total amount of trust funds, including accrued interest, for the 12 months immediately preceding the application date; ii. The total number of currently existing prearranged funeral agreements funded by trust entered into before January 1, 1985; iii. The total number of currently existing prearranged funeral agreements funded by trust entered into between January 1, 1985 and the previous calendar year; and iv. The total number of prearranged funeral agreements funded by trust sold by the funeral establishment under the previous ownership for the calendar year immediately preceding the date of the application; h. Whether any of the individuals specified according to subsection (B)(1)(c)(ii) or (iii), (d), or (e) has been convicted of any of the crimes or has been the subject of any of the court actions described in A.R.S. § 10-202(D)(1)(a), (b), or (c), and, if so, the following about the individual: i. The name and address of the individual, ii. Any prior names or aliases used by the individual, iii. All prior addresses for the individual for the seven-year period immediately preceding the application, iv. The date and location of the individual’s birth, v. The charged crime, vi. The date of conviction, vii. The court having jurisdiction, and viii. The disposition of the case; i. An attestation that the information and documentation submitted as part of the application for a prearranged funeral sales endorsement for the funeral establishment are true and accurate; and j. The signature and date of signing of the applicant and responsible funeral director; 2. If the application for a prearranged funeral sales endorsement is the result of a change of ownership of the funeral establishment: a. A copy of the notification sent to the holders of existing prearranged funeral agreements funded by trust regarding the change of ownership, according to R9-9B-304(K)(1), and, if the trust account is being transferred to another financial institution, including the name and location of the financial institution and the new trust account number; and b. A copy of the annual trust report required by A.R.S. § 32-1391.16; 3. Documentation of the issuance of a corporate surety bond, required in A.R.S. § 32-1391.12(A)(4), in an amount specified according to R9-9B-307(B)(1); 4. The information and documentation, required by A.R.S. § 32-1391.12(A)(5), about the individual listed according to subsection (B)(1)(e); and 5. The fee in R9-9B-103(A)(6). C. The Department shall issue or deny a prearranged funeral sales endorsement to an applicant as specified in R9-9B-102.