Perpetual Care Cemetery Change of Ownership
How To Apply
- Renewal is completed online and is required by August 1st.
Keep Your Contact Info Up to Date
- Be sure the email address you include for yourself on your application is correct and up to date. Email is the primary means of communication for the Board.
- Additionally, it is important for applicants/licensees to update their email address with the Board just as they would update their physical and mailing addresses
Select your application type to view instructions on how to apply:
File online
- Using our secure online filing platform GASeamlessGov, fill out your contact information and upload your completed application.
- You will be prompted to pay the fee. This platform only accepts VISA and MASTERCARD.
Fees
Change of Ownership |
$100 |
Renewal |
$50 |
Late Renewal (after 8/1 of renewal year) |
$550 ($500 penalty + $50 renewal fee) |
Perpetual Care Cemetery Change of Ownership
Comprehensive checklists and documentation requirements.
The following is a checklist of required documents for this application:
- Completed application and fee. Download this application>>
- Consent Forms completed and signed by each person with a controlling ownership interest in the cemetery.
- Consent to Service form.
Attach supporting documents related to when the business became incorporated, organized, or formed. In addition, you will have to submit all of the following unless it is determined that a requirement does not apply to this entity:
- Submit a copy of the cemetery rules and regulations.
- Submit a copy of the bylaws.
- Submit two copies of the cemetery price list.
- If the legal owner is a Partnership, submit a copy of the executed Partnership agreement.
- Submit information on any other entities that are owned by the applicant or any of its affiliates that are regulated by Section 10-Chapter 14 of the Georgia Code.
- Authorized sales agent information. Submit the name, business address and registration number for each authorized sales agent.
- A balance sheet as of the end of the most recent fiscal year, and in no event dated more than 15 months prior to the date of filing of this application. This information will be held as confidential and not open to public inspection
Attach all pertaining documents regarding the allocation of land for the cemetery’s purpose as follows:
- A certified copy of the plat of cemetery property that includes the name of the cemetery and total acreage dedicated for cemetery use.
- A certified copy of the deed or other evidence of title to the cemetery property in accordance with O.C.G.A. § 10-14-4 (b)(1)(K).
- A certified copy of the notice regarding encumbrance if notice is a separate instrument and not included on the deed in accordance with O.C.G.A. § 10-14-4 (b)(1)(L)
Attach all required information in regards to the perpetual trust account as listed below:
- The name, address, location, and telephone number of the perpetual care trust account depository or depositories, the names of the accounts, and the account numbers.
- The name, address, and telephone number of each trustee.
- A copy of the perpetual care trust fund agreement executed by the applicant and accepted by the trustee, along with proof of the initial deposit of $10,000 into the trust fund in accordance with O.C.G.A. § 10-14-4 (b)(1)(O).
Submit a completed application along with the non-refundable application fee of $100.
Perpetual Care Cemetery Renewal
If you have previously held this license and need to renew in order to keep your license up to date, apply for licensure renewal before August 1st of the year it expires to avoid late fees.
- Renewal forms are updated and mailed to each dealer before license expiration by the Cemeteries Division. You may also download the Renewal Form.
- Complete and return the completed form by mail or online.
Submit a completed application along with the non-refundable application fee of $50.
How to File
File online
- Using our secure online filing platform GASeamlessGov, fill out your contact information and upload your completed application.
- You will be prompted to pay the fee. This platform only accepts VISA and MASTERCARD.
File by mail
Alternatively, you can file by mail.
- Complete the application.
- Make check or money order payable to “Georgia Secretary of State.”
- Enclose document and payment in envelope and mail to:
Securities Division
Attn: Cemeteries and Funeral Services
Office of the Georgia Secretary of State
2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SE
Suite 317 West Tower
Atlanta, GA 30334
Please be aware that documents sent via US Postal Services and courier services may have delays in processing. For quicker processing, our filers are encouraged to use GASeamlessGov online platform to submit filings.
Contact
Address
2 MLK Jr Dr SE
Ste 317, West Tower
Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Phone
Related Resources
- Online Resource GA SOS Seamless Docs Portal
Contact Cemeteries Division
Address
2 MLK Jr Dr SE
Ste 317, West Tower
Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Phone