NYS FUNERAL LAW
PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS |
ALREADY GRADED A+ <RECENT
VERSION>
1) If cemeteries conduct cremations, what records do they maintain about the deceased?
- ANSWER The name of the decedent, the funeral home that delivered the human
remains, the receipt of delivery, the name of the authorizing agent for the cremation,
and the manner of disposition of the cremated remains
2) Can a burial be refused? - ANSWER Yes it may, if a cemetery corporation has
levied the property for failure to pay lot taxes and payment has not been made for a
period of more than 5 years.
3) How many days must a corporation give to a family before the removal of the
deceased in a cemetery? - ANSWER Any personal notice must be given at least 8
days prior to the removal; any notice given by mail must be sent at least 16 days prior
to the removal.
4) Removal of a monument - ANSWER A monument or marker in a cemetery may
only be removed by:
A court order from a court of competent jurisdiction.
Written authorization of the owner of the burial plot.
Written authorization of lineal descendants of the deceased, if the owner or lineal
descendants are known.
, Does NOT apply for the purpose of repair, nonpayment or for adding inscriptions as
authorized by a cemetery association.
5) Burial of pet cremated remains in a human cemetery - ANSWER The interment of
pet cremated remains is only permitted when the interment is incidental to the burial
of human remains and requires the written approval of the cemetery.
The cemetery must provide a list of approved charges for the interment of pet
cremated remains, and they must be disposed of by being placed in a grave, crypt, or
niche.
6) What is the minimum amount of days to notify the last owner/ last known address for
the repair/removal of a monument ? - ANSWER Minimum of a 60 days notice -
by registered or certified mail. After notifying may repair/remove.
7) What must the cemetery do if the owner of the plot cannot be contacted for the
removal/repair of the monument? - ANSWER The notice may be given by
publishing it once a week for 3 consecutive weeks in a newspaper published or
circulated in the county in which the cemetery is located.
8) How many days a week must a cemetery be available for interments? - ANSWER
At least 6 days per week - excluding legal holidays
9) When was The Religious Corporations Law written? - ANSWER 1909 - a time
where only men usually owned real property.
10) The Religious Corporation may remove human remains buried in - ANSWER 1. A
cemetery owned by it
2. In the ground surrounding a church belonging to the corporation
11) The Religious Corporation may move the remains to - ANSWER 1. Another
cemetery owned by it.
, 2. A plot or lot acquired by it in a cemetery located in the same county.
3. Any cemetery in a town adjoining (bordering) the town or city where the cemetery
and human remains are located.
12) Becoming a private cemetery corporation - ANSWER - 7 or more people may set
aside enclosed real property of not more than 3 acres.
May not be located within 1,650 ft of any home without written consent of the owner.
Additional lands NOT exceeding 3 acres may be required by the corporation, but no
lands acquired may be use for the purposes of burial within 300 ft of any home
without the written consent of the owner.
13) Removal in a private cemetery - ANSWER The supervisor of any town containing
a private cemetery may remove human remains interred in the cemetery to any other
cemetery in the town, if the owners f the cemeteries and the next-of-kin of the
deceased consent to the removal.
Notice of the removal must be given personally or by certified mail to the next-of-kin
of the deceased, if known, and the clerk and historian of the county i which the real
property is located, AT LEAST 20 days BEFORE the proposed removal.
14) Devise - ANSWER A gift of property contained in a last will or testament
15) Do you need a burial transit permit for disinterment and re-interment within the same
cemetery ? - ANSWER No you do need the permit.
16) If the original container at the time of the disinterment has not retained integrity, what
must happen? - ANSWER The human remains must be transferred to another
container suitable for transportation.
17) Qualifying condition - ANSWER A diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder
(PTSD) or traumatic brain injury, or an experience of military sexual trauma,
disclosed to an individual licensed to provide health care services at a VA facility.
, 18) Discharged LGBT veteran - ANSWER A veteran who was discharged LESS
THAN honorable from military or naval service due to:
Their sexual orientation or gender identity or expression.
Statements, consensual sensual conduct, or consensual acts relating to sexual
orientation, gender identity or expression.
The disclosure of such statements, conducts, or acts, that were prohibited by the
military or naval service at the time of discharge.
19) VA- Each county in NYS must have.. - ANSWER A person, association, or
commission to provide for the burial of any member of the armed forces who dies
leaving insufficient funds to pay for their funeral expenses. Any minor child, either
parent, and the spouse or un-remarried surviving spouse, of any such member of the
armed forces of the U.S. - that dies in the county without sufficient funds to pay
funeral expenses - may also be eligible. Relatives who desire to conduct the burial but
are unable to pay the expenses, the charges must be paid by the county treasurer or
fiscal officer.
20) The county must provide what for a veteran? - ANSWER Suitable headstone that
dies without sufficient funds to have one purchased, or whose graves has been
unmarked for 5 years or more.
21) How many national cemeteries and soldier lot's are located in NY? - ANSWER 8
National Cemeteries and 1 soldier's lot
22) Cremation Authorization - ANSWER The crematory form authorizing a cremation
which is signed by the next of kin or authorizing agent. The document developed for
this purpose by the Department of State, Division of Cemeteries is the "Authorization
for Cremation and Disposition form".
23) Cremation Permit - ANSWER The required burial-transit permit issued by the
local registrar for the disposition of human remains where the disposition has been
annotated (marked) for cremation.
PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS |
ALREADY GRADED A+ <RECENT
VERSION>
1) If cemeteries conduct cremations, what records do they maintain about the deceased?
- ANSWER The name of the decedent, the funeral home that delivered the human
remains, the receipt of delivery, the name of the authorizing agent for the cremation,
and the manner of disposition of the cremated remains
2) Can a burial be refused? - ANSWER Yes it may, if a cemetery corporation has
levied the property for failure to pay lot taxes and payment has not been made for a
period of more than 5 years.
3) How many days must a corporation give to a family before the removal of the
deceased in a cemetery? - ANSWER Any personal notice must be given at least 8
days prior to the removal; any notice given by mail must be sent at least 16 days prior
to the removal.
4) Removal of a monument - ANSWER A monument or marker in a cemetery may
only be removed by:
A court order from a court of competent jurisdiction.
Written authorization of the owner of the burial plot.
Written authorization of lineal descendants of the deceased, if the owner or lineal
descendants are known.
, Does NOT apply for the purpose of repair, nonpayment or for adding inscriptions as
authorized by a cemetery association.
5) Burial of pet cremated remains in a human cemetery - ANSWER The interment of
pet cremated remains is only permitted when the interment is incidental to the burial
of human remains and requires the written approval of the cemetery.
The cemetery must provide a list of approved charges for the interment of pet
cremated remains, and they must be disposed of by being placed in a grave, crypt, or
niche.
6) What is the minimum amount of days to notify the last owner/ last known address for
the repair/removal of a monument ? - ANSWER Minimum of a 60 days notice -
by registered or certified mail. After notifying may repair/remove.
7) What must the cemetery do if the owner of the plot cannot be contacted for the
removal/repair of the monument? - ANSWER The notice may be given by
publishing it once a week for 3 consecutive weeks in a newspaper published or
circulated in the county in which the cemetery is located.
8) How many days a week must a cemetery be available for interments? - ANSWER
At least 6 days per week - excluding legal holidays
9) When was The Religious Corporations Law written? - ANSWER 1909 - a time
where only men usually owned real property.
10) The Religious Corporation may remove human remains buried in - ANSWER 1. A
cemetery owned by it
2. In the ground surrounding a church belonging to the corporation
11) The Religious Corporation may move the remains to - ANSWER 1. Another
cemetery owned by it.
, 2. A plot or lot acquired by it in a cemetery located in the same county.
3. Any cemetery in a town adjoining (bordering) the town or city where the cemetery
and human remains are located.
12) Becoming a private cemetery corporation - ANSWER - 7 or more people may set
aside enclosed real property of not more than 3 acres.
May not be located within 1,650 ft of any home without written consent of the owner.
Additional lands NOT exceeding 3 acres may be required by the corporation, but no
lands acquired may be use for the purposes of burial within 300 ft of any home
without the written consent of the owner.
13) Removal in a private cemetery - ANSWER The supervisor of any town containing
a private cemetery may remove human remains interred in the cemetery to any other
cemetery in the town, if the owners f the cemeteries and the next-of-kin of the
deceased consent to the removal.
Notice of the removal must be given personally or by certified mail to the next-of-kin
of the deceased, if known, and the clerk and historian of the county i which the real
property is located, AT LEAST 20 days BEFORE the proposed removal.
14) Devise - ANSWER A gift of property contained in a last will or testament
15) Do you need a burial transit permit for disinterment and re-interment within the same
cemetery ? - ANSWER No you do need the permit.
16) If the original container at the time of the disinterment has not retained integrity, what
must happen? - ANSWER The human remains must be transferred to another
container suitable for transportation.
17) Qualifying condition - ANSWER A diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder
(PTSD) or traumatic brain injury, or an experience of military sexual trauma,
disclosed to an individual licensed to provide health care services at a VA facility.
, 18) Discharged LGBT veteran - ANSWER A veteran who was discharged LESS
THAN honorable from military or naval service due to:
Their sexual orientation or gender identity or expression.
Statements, consensual sensual conduct, or consensual acts relating to sexual
orientation, gender identity or expression.
The disclosure of such statements, conducts, or acts, that were prohibited by the
military or naval service at the time of discharge.
19) VA- Each county in NYS must have.. - ANSWER A person, association, or
commission to provide for the burial of any member of the armed forces who dies
leaving insufficient funds to pay for their funeral expenses. Any minor child, either
parent, and the spouse or un-remarried surviving spouse, of any such member of the
armed forces of the U.S. - that dies in the county without sufficient funds to pay
funeral expenses - may also be eligible. Relatives who desire to conduct the burial but
are unable to pay the expenses, the charges must be paid by the county treasurer or
fiscal officer.
20) The county must provide what for a veteran? - ANSWER Suitable headstone that
dies without sufficient funds to have one purchased, or whose graves has been
unmarked for 5 years or more.
21) How many national cemeteries and soldier lot's are located in NY? - ANSWER 8
National Cemeteries and 1 soldier's lot
22) Cremation Authorization - ANSWER The crematory form authorizing a cremation
which is signed by the next of kin or authorizing agent. The document developed for
this purpose by the Department of State, Division of Cemeteries is the "Authorization
for Cremation and Disposition form".
23) Cremation Permit - ANSWER The required burial-transit permit issued by the
local registrar for the disposition of human remains where the disposition has been
annotated (marked) for cremation.
