Tex. Fin. Code § 154.102 · Subchapter C. PERMITS
PERMIT APPLICATION; FEE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
To obtain a permit to sell or continue to sell prepaid funeral benefits, a person must:
(1) be one of the following, if the person proposes to offer and sell prepaid funeral benefits contracts subject to Subchapter E:
(A) a funeral provider;
(B) an insurance company; or
(C) the insurance holding company for an insurance company if the insurance company does not have the authority under its domiciliary law to directly hold a permit issued under this chapter;
(2) be a funeral provider, if the person proposes to offer and sell prepaid funeral benefits contracts subject to Subchapter F;
(3) file an application for a permit with the department on a form prescribed by the department;
(4) pay a filing fee in an amount set by the commission under Section 154.051; and
(5) if applicable, pay extraordinary expenses required for out-of-state investigation of the person.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 867, Sec. 75, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1190 (H.B. 3762), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2009.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FI/htm/FI.154.htm
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