Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0780 - Commerce and Insurance
Subtitle 0780-05 - Division of Regulatory Boards
Chapter 0780-05-10 - Pre-Need Funeral Service Contracts
Section 0780-05-10-.14 - REGISTRATION OF PRE-NEED SELLERS AND PRE-NEED SALES AGENTS; FEES

(1) No individual may offer or sell pre-need funeral contracts as defined in T.C.A. Title 62, Chapter 5, Part 4 without first registering with the commissioner as a pre-need sales agent.

(2) No funeral establishment or other individual, firm, partnership, company, corporation, or association may offer or sell pre-need funeral contracts without first registering with the commissioner as a pre-need seller.

(3) An application for registration as a pre-need seller or pre-need sales agent shall be submitted on a form prescribed by the commissioner and shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee as follows:

(4) All registrations shall be valid for two (2) years and thereafter become invalid unless renewed. Failure to timely renew will require a new registration and payment of fees under subsection (3).

(5) The commissioner may renew a certificate of registration provided that an application for renewal, accompanied by the following nonrefundable fee, is received by the commissioner no later than the date of expiration:

(6) Any individual, funeral establishment, or other individual, firm, partnership, company, corporation or association that sells or offers to sell a pre-need funeral contract without a valid registration is subject to disciplinary action pursuant to Chapter 0780-05-10 of these rules and Tenn. Code Ann. Title 62, Chapter 5, Part 4.