South Carolina Funeral Law Exam Questions With Correct Answers 2025

SOUTH CAROLINA FUNERAL LAW EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
2025
TheUSouthUCarolinaUStateUBoardUofUFuneralUServiceUconsistsUofUhowUmanyUmembersUappointedUbyUtheUgo
vernor?U-UCORRECTUANSWERU-Eleven



OfUtheUelevenUmembersUofUtheUSouthUCarolinaUStateUBoardUofUFuneralUService,UhowUmanyUmustUbeUmem
bersUfromUtheUgeneralUpublicUnotUconnectedUwithUaUfuneralUserviceUestablishment?U-
UCORRECTUANSWERU-Two




OfUtheUelevenUmembersUofUtheUSouthUCarolinaUStateUBoardUofUFuneralUService,UhowUmanyUmembersUcanU
theUSouthUCarolinaUFuneralUDirectorsUAssociationUrecommend?U-UCORRECTUANSWERU-Six



OfUtheUelevenUmembersUofUtheUSouthUCarolinaUStateUBoardUofUFuneralUService,UhowUmanyUmembersUcanU
theUSouthUCarolinaUMorticiansUAssociationUrecommend?U-UCORRECTUANSWERU-Three



EightUofUtheUelevenUmembersUofUtheUSouthUCarolinaUStateUBoardUmustUhaveUbeenUlicensedUasUfuneralUdir
ectorsUandUembalmersUforUatUleastUhowUmanyUyears?U-UCORRECTUANSWERU-FiveUYears



AnyUbusinessUconductedUbyUtheUboardUmustUbeUbyU_________.U-UCORRECTUANSWERU-
positiveUmajorityUvote



InUorderUtoUbeUclassifiedUaUfuneralUhome,UhowUmanyUcasketsUmustUbeUdisplayed?U-UCORRECTUANSWERU-
SixUAdultUCaskets



ToUbeUaUfuneralUhomeUmanager,UhowUlongUmustUaUlicensedUfuneralUdirectorUbeUlicensedUinUSouthUCarolin
a?U-UCORRECTUANSWERU-OneUYear



NoUpermitUtoUoperateUaUfuneralUhomeUmayUbeUissuedUtoUaUcorporation,Upartnership,UorUindividualUwhenU
whatUoccurs?UThisUdoesUnotUapplyUtoUestablishedUfuneralUhomesUexistingUpriorUtoUJulyU1,U1969.U-
UCORRECTUANSWERU-

TheUnameUofUanUunlicensedUpersonUappearsUinUtheUnameUofUtheUcorporation,Upartnership,UorUindividually
UownedUbusiness.

,TheUboardUshallUemployUanUinspectorUwhoUmustUbeUaUlicensedUembalmerUandUfuneralUdirectorUwithUnotUf
ewerUthanU_______UconsecutiveUyears'UexperienceUasUaUlicensee.U-UCORRECTUANSWERU-five



HowUmanyUmonthsUofUofUserviceUmustUanUapprenticeUfinishUunderUtheUdirectUsupervisionUofUaUlicensedUfu
neralUdirectorUtoUbeUeligibleUtoUbecomeUaUlicensedUfuneralUdirectorUandUorUembalmer?U-
UCORRECTUANSWERU-Twenty-FourUMonths




NoUlicenseUmayUbeUissuedUorUrenewedUforUaUperiodUexceedingUhowUmanyUyears?U-UCORRECTUANSWERU-
TwoUYears



AllUlicensesUandUrenewalsUexpireUonUwhatUdate?U-UCORRECTUANSWERU-JuneU30thUeachUevenUyear



AUpersonUholdingUaUlicenseUunderUthisUchapterUmayUhaveUtheUlicenseUrenewedUforUaUtwo-
yearUperiodUbyUapplyingUwithinUhowUmanyUdaysUprecedingUorUfollowingUtheUexpirationUofUhisUlicense?U-
UCORRECTUANSWERU-30Udays




AUpermitUforUaUcrematoryUorUpermitUforUaUfuneralUestablishmentUwhichUoperatedUaUcrematoryUmayUbeUre
newedUforUhowUmanyUyearsUbyUapplyingUwithinUthirtyUdaysUprecedingUorUfollowingUtheUexpirationUofUtheU
permit,UuponUformsUprovidedUbyUtheUboard.U-UCORRECTUANSWERU-TwoUYears



HowUmanyUapprenticesUareUpermittedUtoUregisterUunderUanyUoneUpersonUlicensedUasUaUfuneralUdirectorUo
rUembalmer?U-UCORRECTUANSWERU-Two



EachUlicenseeUmustUattendUaUminimumUofUhowUmanyUcreditUhoursUannually?U-UCORRECTUANSWERU-Three



TheUcontinuingUeducationUrequirementUdoesUnotUapplyUtoUwhom?U-UCORRECTUANSWERU-
AUpersonUwhoUisUnotUaUmanagerUofUrecordUofUaUfuneralUhome,UfuneralUestablishment,UorUmortuaryUifUtheU
personUhasUbeenUlicensedUforUthirtyUyearsUorUmoreUorUisUsixtyUyearsUoldUorUolder.



AUlicensedUfuneralUdirectorUshallUmakeUarrangementsUwithUclientsUandUmustUbeUatUtheUplaceUofUtheU.U.U.U.U
-UCORRECTUANSWERU-funeralUandUcommittalUservices

, TheUboardUmustUbeUnotifiedUwithinUhowUmanyUdaysUuponUtheUdeath,Uresignation,UorUincapacityUofUtheUm
anagerUofUaUfuneralUestablishmentUorUcrematory.U-UCORRECTUANSWERU-30Udays



WhenUmoreUthanUoneUpersonUproposedUtoUengageUinUtheUoperationUofUaUfuneralUestablishmentUorUcrema
toryUasUaUpartnershipUorUaUcorporation,UoneUofUtheUpartnersUorUcorporationUofficersUmustUbeUwhatUandUif
UnotUtheyUmustUemployUwhom?U-UCORRECTUANSWERU-LicensedUFuneralUDirectorUorUFull-TimeUManager




NoUpersonUlicensedUasUaUfuneralUdirectorUorUembalmerUshallUremoveUorUembalmUaUdeadUhumanUbodyUwh
enUtheUpersonUhasUinformationUindicatingUwhatUhasUtakenUplace?U-UCORRECTUANSWERU-
CrimeUorUViolenceUofUanyUsortUinUconnectionUwithUtheUcauseUofUdeathUuntilUpermissionUfirstUhasUbeenUobt
ainedUfromUtheUcoronerUorUmedicalUexaminerUorUsomeUotherUqualifiedUpersonUactingUinUthisUcapacity.



TheUcontinuingUeducationUcompletedUmustUrepresentUanUin-
depthUstudyUofUhowUmanyUdifferentUtopicsUandUbeUgainedUthroughUparticipationUinUformalUinstruction,Use
minars,UorUworkshopsUapprovedUbyUtheUBoard.U-UCORRECTUANSWERU-ThreeUdifferentUtopics



IfUaUretortUisUunavailableUforUanyUperiodUexceedingU24Uhours,UtheUcrematoryUshallUdoUwhat?U-
UCORRECTUANSWERU-

RefuseUtoUacceptUanyUbodyUuntilUsuchUtimeUasUtheUretortUisUworking,UunlessUthatUbodyUcanUbeUmaintaine
dUunderUappropriateUrefrigeration.



IfUtheUcrematoryUprovidesUaUrefrigerationUunitUforUtheUholdingUofUhumanUremainsUinUitsUcustodyUforUtwen
ty-fourUhoursUorUmore,UitUmustUbeUcapableUofUmaintainingUinteriorUtemperaturesUofUwhat?U-
UCORRECTUANSWERU-40UDegreesUFahrenheit




AnUembalmingUroomUmustUbeUatUleastUhowUmanyUfeetUworkingUspaceUexcludingUtables,Ucabinets,UandUot
herUequipment?U-UCORRECTUANSWERU-100USq.UFeet



AnUembalmingUroomUmustUhaveUwhatUtoUpassUinspection?U-UCORRECTUANSWERU-
SanitaryUflooringUandUnecessaryUdrainage,Uventilation,UapprovedUtables,UhotUandUcoldUrunningUwaterUand
UaUsinkUseparateUfromUtableUdrainage,UanUOSHAUapprovedUshowerUandUeyeUwashUstation,UhydroUorUelectri

cUaspirator,UembalmingUmachine,UorUgravityUbottleUorUbulbUorUhandUpump,UatUleastUoneUscalpel,UtwoUane
urysmUneedles,UassortedUcanulae,UsutureUneedles,Utrocar,UantisepticUsoap,UtwelveU(12)UbottlesUorUarterial
Ufluid,UandUtwoUbottlesUofUcavityUfluid.