NEW YORK STATE FUNERAL LAW ACTUAL
EXAM PAPER 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED
◉ True. Answer: All charges on a Itemization of Funeral Service &
Merchandise Selected are going to be listed under either Funeral
Home Charges or Cash Advance Charges.
◉ True. Answer: When a funeral firm is owned and operated by an
individual, the individual must be a licensed and registered NYS
funeral director.
◉ True. Answer: A funeral director duly registered as inactive with
the NYS Bureau of Funeral Directing is exempt from mandatory
continuing education requirements as long as their status remains
inactive.
◉ True. Answer: The body of a person that has died in NYS may not
be removed from the state unless a permit has been issued for such
removal by a local registrar in NYS.
◉ True. Answer: A funeral firm may not operate or conduct a funeral
business on real property owned, leased, or under the control of a
cemetery.
,◉ True. Answer: Soliciting or attempting to solicit funeral business
using door-to-door or telephone solicitation methods, unless
specifically requested by a potential customer, is prohibited in NYS.
◉ True. Answer: The biennial registration of licensed funeral
directors, embalmers, and undertakers shall be renewable July 1st of
each even year.
◉ True. Answer: Registered residents may only preform their duties
within the state of NY.
◉ True. Answer: The Dept. of Health may direct a registered resident
to appear for an oral interview to determine their qualifications to
be licensed.
◉ False. Answer: TRUE STATEMENT: Accurate information from
price lists (general, casket, or outer burial*) must be available over
the telephone if a customer calls and asks for such information. Is
the following statement TRUE or FALSE: Only a licensed and
registered funeral director may give out such information over the
telephone?
,◉ True. Answer: While the term "funeral home" is used all across
NYS, it is not an official, legal term used in the law to define or
describe funeral directing activities or requirements.
◉ True. Answer: A person who causes the death of another, and at
the time was the subject of an order of protection protecting the
decedent, does not have the automatic right to control the
disposition of the remains of the decedent.
◉ 3-4-1-2. Answer: What is the order of the priority right to control
the disposition of human remains of the following, from highest to
lowest?
1. Decedent's surviving parents
2. Decedent's surviving siblings aged 18+
3. Decedent's domestic partner
4. Any of the decedent's surviving children aged 18+
◉ 1, 2, and 4 only. Answer: For the name of a person to be on a
funeral establishment business card, which of the following must
apply?
1. They must be a living person
2. The person must be duly licensed as a funeral director
, 3. They must be a manager
4. The person must be duly registered as a funeral director
◉ Funeral establishment. Answer: A single physical location,
address or premises devoted to or used for the care and preparation
of a body of a deceased person for disposition and for mourning or
funeral ceremonial purposes is the definition of a:
◉ 1, 2, and 4 only. Answer: The registration renewal application for
a funeral establishment must include which of the following
notifications, if they occurred during the previous biennium period?
1. Sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the funeral firm assets
2. Sale or transfer of the controlling interest of the firm
3. Death of any manager or funeral director in the previous 2 years
4. Termination of the business entity
5. Any catastrophic loss of firm assets equal to or greater than
$25,000 in the previous 2 years
◉ 12. Answer: After 25 years of continuous service as a funeral
director in this state, how many CEUs must that director accumulate
to have their registration renewed at the end of every biennium
period?
EXAM PAPER 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED
◉ True. Answer: All charges on a Itemization of Funeral Service &
Merchandise Selected are going to be listed under either Funeral
Home Charges or Cash Advance Charges.
◉ True. Answer: When a funeral firm is owned and operated by an
individual, the individual must be a licensed and registered NYS
funeral director.
◉ True. Answer: A funeral director duly registered as inactive with
the NYS Bureau of Funeral Directing is exempt from mandatory
continuing education requirements as long as their status remains
inactive.
◉ True. Answer: The body of a person that has died in NYS may not
be removed from the state unless a permit has been issued for such
removal by a local registrar in NYS.
◉ True. Answer: A funeral firm may not operate or conduct a funeral
business on real property owned, leased, or under the control of a
cemetery.
,◉ True. Answer: Soliciting or attempting to solicit funeral business
using door-to-door or telephone solicitation methods, unless
specifically requested by a potential customer, is prohibited in NYS.
◉ True. Answer: The biennial registration of licensed funeral
directors, embalmers, and undertakers shall be renewable July 1st of
each even year.
◉ True. Answer: Registered residents may only preform their duties
within the state of NY.
◉ True. Answer: The Dept. of Health may direct a registered resident
to appear for an oral interview to determine their qualifications to
be licensed.
◉ False. Answer: TRUE STATEMENT: Accurate information from
price lists (general, casket, or outer burial*) must be available over
the telephone if a customer calls and asks for such information. Is
the following statement TRUE or FALSE: Only a licensed and
registered funeral director may give out such information over the
telephone?
,◉ True. Answer: While the term "funeral home" is used all across
NYS, it is not an official, legal term used in the law to define or
describe funeral directing activities or requirements.
◉ True. Answer: A person who causes the death of another, and at
the time was the subject of an order of protection protecting the
decedent, does not have the automatic right to control the
disposition of the remains of the decedent.
◉ 3-4-1-2. Answer: What is the order of the priority right to control
the disposition of human remains of the following, from highest to
lowest?
1. Decedent's surviving parents
2. Decedent's surviving siblings aged 18+
3. Decedent's domestic partner
4. Any of the decedent's surviving children aged 18+
◉ 1, 2, and 4 only. Answer: For the name of a person to be on a
funeral establishment business card, which of the following must
apply?
1. They must be a living person
2. The person must be duly licensed as a funeral director
, 3. They must be a manager
4. The person must be duly registered as a funeral director
◉ Funeral establishment. Answer: A single physical location,
address or premises devoted to or used for the care and preparation
of a body of a deceased person for disposition and for mourning or
funeral ceremonial purposes is the definition of a:
◉ 1, 2, and 4 only. Answer: The registration renewal application for
a funeral establishment must include which of the following
notifications, if they occurred during the previous biennium period?
1. Sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the funeral firm assets
2. Sale or transfer of the controlling interest of the firm
3. Death of any manager or funeral director in the previous 2 years
4. Termination of the business entity
5. Any catastrophic loss of firm assets equal to or greater than
$25,000 in the previous 2 years
◉ 12. Answer: After 25 years of continuous service as a funeral
director in this state, how many CEUs must that director accumulate
to have their registration renewed at the end of every biennium
period?
