South Carolina Funeral Law [2026/2027]
| UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Question and
Answer | 100% Verified Answers
• Of the eleven members of the South Carolina State Board of Funeral Service,
how many must be members from the general public not connected with a funeral
service establishment? -✓✓ Two
• Of the eleven members of the South Carolina State Board of Funeral Service,
how many members can the South Carolina Funeral Directors Association
recommend? -✓✓ Six
• Of the eleven members of the South Carolina State Board of Funeral Service,
how many members can the South Carolina Morticians Association recommend? -
✓✓ Three
• Eight of the eleven members of the South Carolina State Board must have been
licensed as funeral directors and embalmers for at least how many years? -✓✓ Five
Years
• Any business conducted by the board must be by _________. -✓✓ positive
majority vote
• In order to be classified a funeral home, how many caskets must be displayed? -
✓✓ Six Adult Caskets
• To be a funeral home manager, how long must a licensed funeral director be
licensed in South Carolina? -✓✓ One Year
,• No permit to operate a funeral home may be issued to a corporation, partnership,
or individual when what occurs? This does not apply to established funeral homes
existing prior to July 1, 1969. -✓✓ The name of an unlicensed person appears in
the name of the corporation, partnership, or individually owned business.
• The board shall employ an inspector who must be a licensed embalmer and
funeral director with not fewer than _______ consecutive years' experience as a
licensee. -✓✓ five
• How many months of of service must an apprentice finish under the direct
supervision of a licensed funeral director to be eligible to become a licensed
funeral director and or embalmer? -✓✓ Twenty-Four Months
• No license may be issued or renewed for a period exceeding how many years? -
✓✓ Two Years
• All licenses and renewals expire on what date? -✓✓ June 30th each even year
• A person holding a license under this chapter may have the license renewed for a
two-year period by applying within how many days preceding or following the
expiration of his license? -✓✓ 30 days
• A permit for a crematory or permit for a funeral establishment which operated a
crematory may be renewed for how many years by applying within thirty days
preceding or following the expiration of the permit, upon forms provided by the
board. -✓✓ Two Years
• How many apprentices are permitted to register under any one person licensed as
a funeral director or embalmer? -✓✓ Two
, • Each licensee must attend a minimum of how many credit hours annually? -✓✓
Three
• The continuing education requirement does not apply to whom? -✓✓ A person
who is not a manager of record of a funeral home, funeral establishment, or
mortuary if the person has been licensed for thirty years or more or is sixty years
old or older.
• A licensed funeral director shall make arrangements with clients and must be at
the place of the . . . . -✓✓ funeral and committal services
• The board must be notified within how many days upon the death, resignation, or
incapacity of the manager of a funeral establishment or crematory. -✓✓ 30 days
• When more than one person proposed to engage in the operation of a funeral
establishment or crematory as a partnership or a corporation, one of the partners or
corporation officers must be what and if not they must employ whom? -✓✓
Licensed Funeral Director or Full-Time Manager
• No person licensed as a funeral director or embalmer shall remove or embalm a
dead human body when the person has information indicating what has taken
place? -✓✓ Crime or Violence of any sort in connection with the cause of death
until permission first has been obtained from the coroner or medical examiner or
some other qualified person acting in this capacity.
• The continuing education completed must represent an in-depth study of how
many different topics and be gained through participation in formal instruction,
seminars, or workshops approved by the Board. -✓✓ Three different topics
| UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Question and
Answer | 100% Verified Answers
• Of the eleven members of the South Carolina State Board of Funeral Service,
how many must be members from the general public not connected with a funeral
service establishment? -✓✓ Two
• Of the eleven members of the South Carolina State Board of Funeral Service,
how many members can the South Carolina Funeral Directors Association
recommend? -✓✓ Six
• Of the eleven members of the South Carolina State Board of Funeral Service,
how many members can the South Carolina Morticians Association recommend? -
✓✓ Three
• Eight of the eleven members of the South Carolina State Board must have been
licensed as funeral directors and embalmers for at least how many years? -✓✓ Five
Years
• Any business conducted by the board must be by _________. -✓✓ positive
majority vote
• In order to be classified a funeral home, how many caskets must be displayed? -
✓✓ Six Adult Caskets
• To be a funeral home manager, how long must a licensed funeral director be
licensed in South Carolina? -✓✓ One Year
,• No permit to operate a funeral home may be issued to a corporation, partnership,
or individual when what occurs? This does not apply to established funeral homes
existing prior to July 1, 1969. -✓✓ The name of an unlicensed person appears in
the name of the corporation, partnership, or individually owned business.
• The board shall employ an inspector who must be a licensed embalmer and
funeral director with not fewer than _______ consecutive years' experience as a
licensee. -✓✓ five
• How many months of of service must an apprentice finish under the direct
supervision of a licensed funeral director to be eligible to become a licensed
funeral director and or embalmer? -✓✓ Twenty-Four Months
• No license may be issued or renewed for a period exceeding how many years? -
✓✓ Two Years
• All licenses and renewals expire on what date? -✓✓ June 30th each even year
• A person holding a license under this chapter may have the license renewed for a
two-year period by applying within how many days preceding or following the
expiration of his license? -✓✓ 30 days
• A permit for a crematory or permit for a funeral establishment which operated a
crematory may be renewed for how many years by applying within thirty days
preceding or following the expiration of the permit, upon forms provided by the
board. -✓✓ Two Years
• How many apprentices are permitted to register under any one person licensed as
a funeral director or embalmer? -✓✓ Two
, • Each licensee must attend a minimum of how many credit hours annually? -✓✓
Three
• The continuing education requirement does not apply to whom? -✓✓ A person
who is not a manager of record of a funeral home, funeral establishment, or
mortuary if the person has been licensed for thirty years or more or is sixty years
old or older.
• A licensed funeral director shall make arrangements with clients and must be at
the place of the . . . . -✓✓ funeral and committal services
• The board must be notified within how many days upon the death, resignation, or
incapacity of the manager of a funeral establishment or crematory. -✓✓ 30 days
• When more than one person proposed to engage in the operation of a funeral
establishment or crematory as a partnership or a corporation, one of the partners or
corporation officers must be what and if not they must employ whom? -✓✓
Licensed Funeral Director or Full-Time Manager
• No person licensed as a funeral director or embalmer shall remove or embalm a
dead human body when the person has information indicating what has taken
place? -✓✓ Crime or Violence of any sort in connection with the cause of death
until permission first has been obtained from the coroner or medical examiner or
some other qualified person acting in this capacity.
• The continuing education completed must represent an in-depth study of how
many different topics and be gained through participation in formal instruction,
seminars, or workshops approved by the Board. -✓✓ Three different topics
