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OK SB2042
Bill
AI Summary
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Transfers oversight of the Perpetual Care Fund Act and Cemetery Merchandise Trust Act from the State Banking Commissioner to the Insurance Commissioner.
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Modifies the perpetual care fund threshold from $100,000 to an amount equal to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's standard insurance amount per depositor for certificate of deposit eligibility.
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Authorizes the Insurance Commissioner to examine cemetery records, censure cemetery owners, levy fines, and initiate receivership proceedings for non-compliance.
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Requires cemetery examination costs to be paid directly by the cemetery owner to the examiner rather than from the perpetual care fund.
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Transfers all existing and future funds collected under cemetery acts to the State Insurance Commissioner Revolving Fund and recodifies cemetery-related statutes from Title 8 to Title 36 of the Oklahoma Statutes, effective July 1, 2010.
Legislative Description
Cemeteries; transferring duties relating to certain cemeteries and related merchandise from the State Banking Commissioner to the Insurance Commissioner. Effective date. Emergency.
Insurance
Last Action
Approved by Governor 04/09/2010
4/12/2010