69K-5.004. Procedures for Licensing a New Cemetery

(1) Any corporation, partnership or limited liability company wishing to establish a cemetery should review the requirements of the Florida Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services Act (chapter 497, F.S.) and applicable rules and regulations before filing a formal application for permission to start a cemetery in the State of Florida. The following should then be completed and submitted to the Department: (a) Application To Organize A New Cemetery Company, Form DFS-CEMN, adopted in rule 69K-1.001, F.A.C., and a non-refundable fee in the amount of $5,005; (b) Application to Transact Cemetery Business, Form DFS-CEM, and a license fee of $255 to $4,905 depending on the applicant’s most current annual gross sales, refundable if license is not issued; (c) Current Financial Statement of each proponent, Form DFS-F-32, adopted in rule 69K-1.001, F.A.C. (2) An application may be submitted to the Department by mail to the Division of Funeral, Cemetery and Consumer Services, Revenue Processing, P.O. Box 6100, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-6100. All forms herein are available by mail from The Department of Financial Services, 200 East Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0361 or http://www.myfloridacfo.com/Division/funeralcemetery/.