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2026 UPDATED Exam Questions and
Verified Answers (2026/2027) | Graded
A+ | 100% Success
Removal by Relative or Friend - Correct Answer -If person desiring removal is no
an heir at law, they must get written consent from a majority of the known heirs
at law who are residents of the state. Removal of all remains without consent may
be caused by:
- Purchaser or owner of the plot
- Purchaser or owner of the right of interment in the plot
- any one of joint purchases or owners of plot or right of interment in the plot
Heirs or heirs at law may remove the remains of persons interred in the plot.
Affidavit setting out facts of heirship shall be sufficient
Cemetery Records - Correct Answer -Keep record of all remains interred or
cremated and of interment of remains on premises including:
- Name of each deceased person
- Place of death
- Date of interment
- Name and address of funeral director
,Records of every interment showing:
- Date the remains were received
- Date of interment
- Name and age of person (when possible)
- Plot in which interment was made
Records shall be kept of the ownership of all plots. Ownership effective when
recorded on the books of the cemetery authority
Requirements for Burials - Correct Answer -Have at least 18" of dirt or turf on top
of all vaults or caskets. Consensual double burials must be covered with at least
12" at time of burial. Cremated remains exempt if urn is covered by at least 3/4"
of concrete, brass, granite, marble or metal plate. Extreme hardship allows for less
than 18" but not less than 12". No person shall knowingly or willfully inter the
remains of more than one body in a single plot, or use an already occupied grave.
Streets in Cemeteries - Correct Answer -No street, ally, or road shall be opened
within the boundary of a cemetery where burials have taken place in the past 5
years without consent of the person owning or controlling the cemetery
Setting of Grave Markers - Correct Answer -Charges shall be uniform whether the
marker sale was made by cemetery or a third party. Amount shall be separately
stated on contract when applicable.
, Cemetery Contracts - Correct Answer -Must have a contract to provide services or
merchandise of any sort.
Must contain:
- Total contract price
- Terms of payment
- Itemized statement of charges showing the following
* Charges for plot
* Charges for performing burial, entombment or inurnment
* Charges for marker
* Charges for any services in connection with any religious observance
* Amounts to be deposited into any endowment care or special fund
* Charges for any insurance provided
* Any other charges, which shall be particularized
* Space and location sold.
Contract Cancellation - Correct Answer -Must say "You, the purchaser, may cancel
this transaction at any time prior to midnight of the fifth calendar day after this
transaction, provided no interment or substantial service or merchandise has
been provided hereunder. To cancel, deliver or mail written notice of your intent
to (name and address of cemetery authority or cemetery broker)" in 10-point bold
type
2026 UPDATED Exam Questions and
Verified Answers (2026/2027) | Graded
A+ | 100% Success
Removal by Relative or Friend - Correct Answer -If person desiring removal is no
an heir at law, they must get written consent from a majority of the known heirs
at law who are residents of the state. Removal of all remains without consent may
be caused by:
- Purchaser or owner of the plot
- Purchaser or owner of the right of interment in the plot
- any one of joint purchases or owners of plot or right of interment in the plot
Heirs or heirs at law may remove the remains of persons interred in the plot.
Affidavit setting out facts of heirship shall be sufficient
Cemetery Records - Correct Answer -Keep record of all remains interred or
cremated and of interment of remains on premises including:
- Name of each deceased person
- Place of death
- Date of interment
- Name and address of funeral director
,Records of every interment showing:
- Date the remains were received
- Date of interment
- Name and age of person (when possible)
- Plot in which interment was made
Records shall be kept of the ownership of all plots. Ownership effective when
recorded on the books of the cemetery authority
Requirements for Burials - Correct Answer -Have at least 18" of dirt or turf on top
of all vaults or caskets. Consensual double burials must be covered with at least
12" at time of burial. Cremated remains exempt if urn is covered by at least 3/4"
of concrete, brass, granite, marble or metal plate. Extreme hardship allows for less
than 18" but not less than 12". No person shall knowingly or willfully inter the
remains of more than one body in a single plot, or use an already occupied grave.
Streets in Cemeteries - Correct Answer -No street, ally, or road shall be opened
within the boundary of a cemetery where burials have taken place in the past 5
years without consent of the person owning or controlling the cemetery
Setting of Grave Markers - Correct Answer -Charges shall be uniform whether the
marker sale was made by cemetery or a third party. Amount shall be separately
stated on contract when applicable.
, Cemetery Contracts - Correct Answer -Must have a contract to provide services or
merchandise of any sort.
Must contain:
- Total contract price
- Terms of payment
- Itemized statement of charges showing the following
* Charges for plot
* Charges for performing burial, entombment or inurnment
* Charges for marker
* Charges for any services in connection with any religious observance
* Amounts to be deposited into any endowment care or special fund
* Charges for any insurance provided
* Any other charges, which shall be particularized
* Space and location sold.
Contract Cancellation - Correct Answer -Must say "You, the purchaser, may cancel
this transaction at any time prior to midnight of the fifth calendar day after this
transaction, provided no interment or substantial service or merchandise has
been provided hereunder. To cancel, deliver or mail written notice of your intent
to (name and address of cemetery authority or cemetery broker)" in 10-point bold
type
