Licensing of Sales Counselors.
SEC. 20. Licensing of Sales Counselors. — No sales counselor shall be allowed to solicit, sell or offer to sell pre-need plans under this Code without being licensed as such by the Commission. No license shall be issued unless the following qualifications have been complied with:
The applicant must be of good moral character and must not have been convicted of any crime involving moral turpitude;
The applicant has undergone a training program approved by the Commission and such fact has been certified under oath by a duly authorized representative of a pre-need company; and
The applicant has passed a written examination administered by the. Commission: Provided, That the administration of the examination may be delegated to an independent organization under the supervision of the Commission.
Such license shall automatically expire every thirtieth (30th) day of June or such date of every year as may be fixed by the Commission and may be accordingly renewed.
Denial, Suspension, Revocation of License.
SEC. 21. Denial, Suspension, Revocation of License. — An application for the issuance or renewal of a license to act as sales counselor may be denied, or such license, if already issued, shall be suspended or revoked based on the following grounds:
Materially misrepresented statements in the application requirements;
Obtained or attempted to obtain a license by fraud or misrepresentation;
Materially misrepresented the terms and conditions of pre-need plan which he sold or offered to sell;
Solicited, sold or attempted to solicit or sell a pre-need plan by means of false or misleading representation and other fraudulent means;
Terminated for cause from another pre-need company;
Similar grounds found in Section 11 of this Code;
Willfully allowing the use of one's license by a non — licensed or barred individual; and
Analogous circumstances.
Licensing of General Agents.
SEC. 22. Licensing of General Agents. — If the issuer should contract the services of a general agent to undertake the sales of its plans, such general agent shall be required to be licensed as such with the Commission, in accordance with the requirements imposed by the Commission.
