NYS FUNERAL LAW EXAM 2026-2027: SECOND PRACTICE TEST BANK
150 Additional Questions with Verified Answers, Statutory References, and Explanatory
Rationales
# Question Correct Answer Detailed Rationa
Citation: NYS Pu
mandate) . As of
How many hours of continuing education
does not have a
1 are required for NYS funeral director A) 0 hours (no requirement)
education requir
license renewal?
directors. Howev
change; always v
Citation: NYS Ge
453(7) and Pena
What is the penalty for a funeral director
C) Class E felony and permanent license trust funds cons
2 who commits fraud related to pre-need
revocation Department of H
funeral trust funds?
revoke the licens
prosecution.
Citation: FTC Fu
453.2(b)(2)(ii) . E
May a funeral director embalm a body
authorization is
3 without the family's explicit written No
The funeral hom
permission?
authorization on
buried in contra
Citation: NYS Pu
What is the maximum fine per day for Each calendar da
4 operating a funeral establishment without a B) $1,000 per day operation is a se
valid firm registration? Attorney Genera
injunction to clo
Under NYS law, who has the right to Citation: NYS Pu
control the funeral and disposition if the (b)(i) . The spous
5 decedent left no written directions and is A) The surviving spouse children. If the s
survived by a spouse and adult children disagree, the spo
who disagree? unless a court or
Citation: NYS Pu
May a registered resident sign a death The death certifi
6 certificate as the "funeral director" if the No fully licensed fun
supervising director is unavailable? resident lacks th
disposition.
,# Question Correct Answer Detailed Rationa
Citation: NYS Sa
What is the required temperature range for 77.5(d) . This tem
7 refrigeration of unembalmed human B) 35°F to 42°F bacterial growth
remains? accelerate decom
freeze tissue and
Citation: FTC Fu
Is a funeral director required to accept a 453.2(b)(2)(iii) .
8 casket shipped directly from an online Yes refuse delivery o
retailer to the funeral home? The family is not
delivery.
Citation: NYS Pu
(c) . The funeral
Who is legally responsible for removing a The funeral director or the crematory cremation autho
9
pacemaker before cremation? operator (by statute) hazardous impla
Failure to remov
damage the crem
Citation: 16 CFR
Under the FTC Funeral Rule, when must the family must sign
Before any payment is made and before
10 funeral home provide a written itemized before any servic
any services are performed
statement? up to 24 hours).
each item's price
Citation: FTC Fu
May a funeral director charge a separate 453.2(b)(2)(iii) .
11 fee for "casket handling" when the family No handling a famil
provides their own casket? prohibited. The f
normal handling
Citation: NYS Pu
What is the time limit for filing a death
By Monday 5:00 PM (72 hours excluding Sundays and leg
12 certificate when the death occurs on a
Sunday) from the 72-hou
Friday evening?
Monday count a
Citation: NYS Su
Act § 707. The fu
Under NYS law, can a funeral director serve
must obtain cou
13 as the executor of a decedent's estate while Yes, but with court approval for fees
fees paid to them
also providing funeral services?
dealing. Unappr
disallowed.
Citation: NYS Pu
4203(4) . Scatter
May a family scatter cremated remains on Yes, with the property owner's written requires the own
14
private property in NYS? permission Scattering on pu
generally prohib
designated.
, # Question Correct Answer Detailed Rationa
Citation: NYS Sa
77.3(b) . The sig
What is the minimum size of a funeral
15 1.5 inches in letter height registered firm n
home's exterior sign?
with DOH. The s
the public street
Citation: NYS Ge
501. Any interest
May a funeral home charge interest on
16 No annum is usurio
unpaid balances beyond 16% per annum?
court. The funera
interest above th
Citation: NYS Co
Is a funeral director required to report a
death not attend
death to the medical examiner if the
17 Yes 36 hours is cons
decedent had a terminal illness but died
must be reporte
unexpectedly at home?
terminal illness.
Citation: NYS Pu
Who signs the death certificate as the Hospice nurses m
The attending hospice physician or the
18 "medical certifier" when the decedent was a physician must
decedent's primary care physician
under hospice care? The hospice phy
responsibility.
Citation: 16 CFR
Under the FTC Funeral Rule, must the GPL shows the range
19 No, only price ranges ("From" and "To")
list the price of individual caskets? are on a separat
provided upon r
Citation: NYS Pu
Ownership requ
May a registered resident own a funeral
20 No undertaker, or e
home if a licensed director manages it?
Registered resid
rights under the
Citation: NYS Pu
What is the penalty for willfully making a and § 3429. Kno
Class A misdemeanor and license
21 false statement on a cremation information (e.g
revocation
authorization form? pacemaker) is a
will revoke the li
Citation: NYS Ge
How long must a funeral home retain 453(5) . The 6-ye
22 copies of pre-need funeral contracts after 6 years after final disposition from the date th
the funeral is performed? completed, not t
signed.
150 Additional Questions with Verified Answers, Statutory References, and Explanatory
Rationales
# Question Correct Answer Detailed Rationa
Citation: NYS Pu
mandate) . As of
How many hours of continuing education
does not have a
1 are required for NYS funeral director A) 0 hours (no requirement)
education requir
license renewal?
directors. Howev
change; always v
Citation: NYS Ge
453(7) and Pena
What is the penalty for a funeral director
C) Class E felony and permanent license trust funds cons
2 who commits fraud related to pre-need
revocation Department of H
funeral trust funds?
revoke the licens
prosecution.
Citation: FTC Fu
453.2(b)(2)(ii) . E
May a funeral director embalm a body
authorization is
3 without the family's explicit written No
The funeral hom
permission?
authorization on
buried in contra
Citation: NYS Pu
What is the maximum fine per day for Each calendar da
4 operating a funeral establishment without a B) $1,000 per day operation is a se
valid firm registration? Attorney Genera
injunction to clo
Under NYS law, who has the right to Citation: NYS Pu
control the funeral and disposition if the (b)(i) . The spous
5 decedent left no written directions and is A) The surviving spouse children. If the s
survived by a spouse and adult children disagree, the spo
who disagree? unless a court or
Citation: NYS Pu
May a registered resident sign a death The death certifi
6 certificate as the "funeral director" if the No fully licensed fun
supervising director is unavailable? resident lacks th
disposition.
,# Question Correct Answer Detailed Rationa
Citation: NYS Sa
What is the required temperature range for 77.5(d) . This tem
7 refrigeration of unembalmed human B) 35°F to 42°F bacterial growth
remains? accelerate decom
freeze tissue and
Citation: FTC Fu
Is a funeral director required to accept a 453.2(b)(2)(iii) .
8 casket shipped directly from an online Yes refuse delivery o
retailer to the funeral home? The family is not
delivery.
Citation: NYS Pu
(c) . The funeral
Who is legally responsible for removing a The funeral director or the crematory cremation autho
9
pacemaker before cremation? operator (by statute) hazardous impla
Failure to remov
damage the crem
Citation: 16 CFR
Under the FTC Funeral Rule, when must the family must sign
Before any payment is made and before
10 funeral home provide a written itemized before any servic
any services are performed
statement? up to 24 hours).
each item's price
Citation: FTC Fu
May a funeral director charge a separate 453.2(b)(2)(iii) .
11 fee for "casket handling" when the family No handling a famil
provides their own casket? prohibited. The f
normal handling
Citation: NYS Pu
What is the time limit for filing a death
By Monday 5:00 PM (72 hours excluding Sundays and leg
12 certificate when the death occurs on a
Sunday) from the 72-hou
Friday evening?
Monday count a
Citation: NYS Su
Act § 707. The fu
Under NYS law, can a funeral director serve
must obtain cou
13 as the executor of a decedent's estate while Yes, but with court approval for fees
fees paid to them
also providing funeral services?
dealing. Unappr
disallowed.
Citation: NYS Pu
4203(4) . Scatter
May a family scatter cremated remains on Yes, with the property owner's written requires the own
14
private property in NYS? permission Scattering on pu
generally prohib
designated.
, # Question Correct Answer Detailed Rationa
Citation: NYS Sa
77.3(b) . The sig
What is the minimum size of a funeral
15 1.5 inches in letter height registered firm n
home's exterior sign?
with DOH. The s
the public street
Citation: NYS Ge
501. Any interest
May a funeral home charge interest on
16 No annum is usurio
unpaid balances beyond 16% per annum?
court. The funera
interest above th
Citation: NYS Co
Is a funeral director required to report a
death not attend
death to the medical examiner if the
17 Yes 36 hours is cons
decedent had a terminal illness but died
must be reporte
unexpectedly at home?
terminal illness.
Citation: NYS Pu
Who signs the death certificate as the Hospice nurses m
The attending hospice physician or the
18 "medical certifier" when the decedent was a physician must
decedent's primary care physician
under hospice care? The hospice phy
responsibility.
Citation: 16 CFR
Under the FTC Funeral Rule, must the GPL shows the range
19 No, only price ranges ("From" and "To")
list the price of individual caskets? are on a separat
provided upon r
Citation: NYS Pu
Ownership requ
May a registered resident own a funeral
20 No undertaker, or e
home if a licensed director manages it?
Registered resid
rights under the
Citation: NYS Pu
What is the penalty for willfully making a and § 3429. Kno
Class A misdemeanor and license
21 false statement on a cremation information (e.g
revocation
authorization form? pacemaker) is a
will revoke the li
Citation: NYS Ge
How long must a funeral home retain 453(5) . The 6-ye
22 copies of pre-need funeral contracts after 6 years after final disposition from the date th
the funeral is performed? completed, not t
signed.
