HB 1318 Summary

• Authorizes the state board of funeral and cemetery service to issue cease and desist orders against unlicensed or unregistered persons engaged in activities requiring a license or registration under the funeral and cemetery service regulations.

• Requires the board to send written notice of hearing to the affected person, including the date, time, place of hearing, the alleged violation, and the person's right to present evidence.

• Allows the board to issue a cease and desist order after a hearing if it determines the person's activities are subject to licensing or registration requirements or violate specified provisions of the law.

• Establishes that cease and desist orders are enforceable in circuit or superior courts, with violations subject to contempt of court penalties.

• Clarifies that issuance of a cease and desist order does not prevent criminal prosecution of the violator.

• Effective July 1, 2010.