Virginia Administrative Code
Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING
Agency 47 - CEMETERY BOARD
Chapter 20 - CEMETERY BOARD RULES AND REGULATIONS
Part II - Application and Entry Requirements
Section 18VAC47-20-30 - Qualifications for cemetery company license

Universal Citation: 8 VA Admin Code 47-20-30

Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024

A. Every person applying for a cemetery company license shall meet all of the requirements outlined in §§ 54.1-2311 and 54.1-2314 of the Code of Virginia as well as the additional qualifications of this section.

B. Each person applying for a cemetery company license and the principals of that firm shall disclose, at the time the application is submitted, any current or previous cemeteries managed in Virginia or in any other jurisdictions and any disciplinary actions taken against those cemeteries or the individuals managing them. This includes any monetary penalties, fines or disciplinary actions taken by any federal, state or local regulatory agencies.

C. In accordance with § 54.1-2314 of the Code of Virginia, each applicant shall disclose the following information about the cemetery company and any of the principals of the company:

1. A conviction in any jurisdiction of any felony or any crime of moral turpitude, there being no appeal pending therefrom or the time for appeal having elapsed.

2. All misdemeanor convictions involving moral turpitude within five years of the date the application is submitted.

Any plea of nolo contendere shall be considered a conviction for purposes of this subsection. The record of a conviction received from a court shall be accepted as prima facie evidence of a conviction or finding of guilt. The board, in its discretion, may deny approval of a cemetery application in accordance with § 54.1-204 of the Code of Virginia.

Statutory Authority: §§ 54.1-201 and 54.1-2313 of the Code of Virginia.

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