NY STATE (MORTUARY) LAW EXAM #1 -
#4. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
VERIFIED.
The name of a registered resident may be on the letterhead of a funeral establishment. -
ANS False
All charges on a Itemization of Funeral Service & Merchandise Selected are going to be listed
under either Funeral Home Charges or Cash Advance Charges. - ANS True
When a funeral firm is owned and operated by an individual, the individual must be a licensed
and registered NYS funeral director. - ANS True
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. -
ANS True
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. - ANS True
A funeral firm may not operate or conduct a funeral business on real property owned, leased, or
under the control of a cemetery. - ANS True
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. -
ANS True
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,The biennial registration of licensed funeral directors, embalmers, and undertakers shall be
renewable July 1st of each even year. - ANS True
Registered residents may only preform their duties within the state of NY. - ANS True
The Dept. of Health may direct a registered resident to appear for an oral interview to
determine their qualifications to be licensed. - ANS True
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? - ANS False
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. - ANS True
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. - ANS True
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+ - ANS 3-4-1-2
For the name of a person to be on a funeral establishment business card, which of the following
must apply?
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, 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 - ANS 1, 2, and 4 only
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: - ANS Funeral establishment
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 -
ANS 1, 2, and 4 only
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? -
ANS 12
Which of the following are the proper, legal titles used in NYS to identify those individuals
engaged in the practice of funeral directing?
1. Undertaker
2. Embalmer
3. Mortician
4. Funeral Director - ANS 1, 2, and 4 only
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#4. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
VERIFIED.
The name of a registered resident may be on the letterhead of a funeral establishment. -
ANS False
All charges on a Itemization of Funeral Service & Merchandise Selected are going to be listed
under either Funeral Home Charges or Cash Advance Charges. - ANS True
When a funeral firm is owned and operated by an individual, the individual must be a licensed
and registered NYS funeral director. - ANS True
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. -
ANS True
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. - ANS True
A funeral firm may not operate or conduct a funeral business on real property owned, leased, or
under the control of a cemetery. - ANS True
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. -
ANS True
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,The biennial registration of licensed funeral directors, embalmers, and undertakers shall be
renewable July 1st of each even year. - ANS True
Registered residents may only preform their duties within the state of NY. - ANS True
The Dept. of Health may direct a registered resident to appear for an oral interview to
determine their qualifications to be licensed. - ANS True
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? - ANS False
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. - ANS True
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. - ANS True
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+ - ANS 3-4-1-2
For the name of a person to be on a funeral establishment business card, which of the following
must apply?
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, 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 - ANS 1, 2, and 4 only
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: - ANS Funeral establishment
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 -
ANS 1, 2, and 4 only
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? -
ANS 12
Which of the following are the proper, legal titles used in NYS to identify those individuals
engaged in the practice of funeral directing?
1. Undertaker
2. Embalmer
3. Mortician
4. Funeral Director - ANS 1, 2, and 4 only
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