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2005 Florida Statutes
Prohibitions; penalties.
1470.031 Prohibitions; penalties.--
(1) No person may:
(a) Practice funeral directing, embalming, or direct disposition unless the person holds an active license or registration under this chapter.
(b) Use the name or title "funeral director," "embalmer," or "direct disposer" when the person has not been licensed or registered pursuant to this chapter.
(c) Represent as his or her own the license or registration of another.
(d) Give false or forged evidence to the board, a member thereof, or the department for the purpose of obtaining a license or registration.
(e) Use or attempt to use a license or registration which has been suspended or revoked.
(f) Knowingly employ unlicensed persons in the practice of funeral directing, embalming, or direct disposing.
(g) Knowingly conceal information relative to violations of this chapter.
(h) Operate an unlicensed cinerator facility.
(2) Any person who violates the provisions of this section commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083
History.--ss. 1, 5, ch. 79-231; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; s. 1, ch. 89-8; s. 27, ch. 89-374; s. 102, ch. 91-224; ss. 30, 122, ch. 93-399; s. 324, ch. 97-103; s. 157, ch. 2004-301.
1Note.--Repealed October 1, 2005, by s. 157, ch. 2004-301.