18VAC47-20-35: Qualifications for compliance agents and designees

A. Every applicant for compliance agent or designee must have the following qualifications:

1. Be at least 18 years of age; and

2. Have two years of experience in the cemetery business and have successfully completed a board approved training course.

B. The applicant must disclose any current or previous licenses or registrations from Virginia or in any other jurisdictions and any disciplinary actions taken against those licenses or registrations. This includes any monetary penalties, fines, or disciplinary actions taken by any federal, state, or local regulatory agencies. The board, at its discretion, may deny approval of the compliance agent or designee based upon disciplinary actions by any jurisdiction.

C. The applicant must disclose any conviction or finding of guilt, regardless of adjudication, in any jurisdiction of the United States of any misdemeanor involving fraudulent or dishonest acts in the preceding five years or any felony, there being no appeal pending therefrom or the time for appeal having elapsed. The board, at its discretion, may deny approval of the compliance agent or designee in accordance with § 54.1-204 of the Code of Virginia.

D. The applicant must certify that the applicant understands and will comply with all the laws of Virginia related to cemetery company licensure under the provisions of Chapter 23.1 (§ 54.1-2310 et seq.) of Title 54.1 of the Code of Virginia and this chapter.