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NY STATE (MORTUARY) LAW EXAM 1 – 4
2026|NEWEST ACTUAL QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
Proceed, all siblings have an equal priority right, and only one is needed to make
arrangements. - correct-answer -A funeral director has only 1 of 3 surviving
siblings in the funeral home to make arrangements following the death of their
sister. He is the youngest of the surviving siblings. According to the priority right
to control statue, which of the following is legally accurate information for the
funeral director in deciding whether or not to proceed with the arrangements?
1 and 2 only - correct-answer -Which of the following apply to Cash Advance
Charges on an Itemization of Funeral Service and Merchandise Selected?
1. May be estimated
2. The funeral firm may NOT make a profit on these items
3. May NOT be estimated
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4. The funeral firm may make a profit on these items
5. The funeral firm may decide whether or not to make a profit on these items
72 - correct-answer -A fetal death must be registered within ______ hrs. of the
time the fetus was delivered.
$400 - correct-answer -The initial registration fee for a funeral establishment is
______?
2, 3, and 4 only - correct-answer -There are exceptions in the law that
automatically remove individual persons from a priority list to control a final
disposition. Which of the following are exceptions that would trigger the
automatic removal of certain persons?
1. In prison or jail
2. Unwilling to serve
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3. Not reasonable available
4. Not competent to serve
Cash advance - correct-answer -Clergy honorarium is what type of charge on a
NYS itemized statement?
120 - correct-answer -In cremation cases, the person contracting funeral services
must sign a "customer's designation of intentions" stating that any cremated
remains not claimed within _______ days from the date of cremation may be
disposed of by the funeral firm.
An outer interment receptacle - correct-answer -Any container or enclosure
which is place in the grave around the casket to prevent the collapse of the grave
and/or to protect the casket, including but not limited to receptacles commonly
known as burial vaults, grave boxes, or grave liners, is the definition for:
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Be attached to the box or container containing the body and accompany the
remains to the destination - correct-answer -The transit permit issued by a local
registrar to ship a dead body by common carrier from NY to FL must:
They can be estimates - correct-answer -Which of the following is true about Cash
Advance Charges on an Itemized Statement?
Funeral director - correct-answer -A burial permit must be delivered to the person
in charge of the place of burial or other disposition before interring or otherwise
disposing of the body. If there is no person in charge, the _______ is responsible
for carrying out the duties of the absent person in charge.
Removed from the common carrier - correct-answer -When a person dies on a
common carrier, the registration district in which the death certificate must be
filed is the district in which the decedent is:
NY STATE (MORTUARY) LAW EXAM 1 – 4
2026|NEWEST ACTUAL QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
Proceed, all siblings have an equal priority right, and only one is needed to make
arrangements. - correct-answer -A funeral director has only 1 of 3 surviving
siblings in the funeral home to make arrangements following the death of their
sister. He is the youngest of the surviving siblings. According to the priority right
to control statue, which of the following is legally accurate information for the
funeral director in deciding whether or not to proceed with the arrangements?
1 and 2 only - correct-answer -Which of the following apply to Cash Advance
Charges on an Itemization of Funeral Service and Merchandise Selected?
1. May be estimated
2. The funeral firm may NOT make a profit on these items
3. May NOT be estimated
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4. The funeral firm may make a profit on these items
5. The funeral firm may decide whether or not to make a profit on these items
72 - correct-answer -A fetal death must be registered within ______ hrs. of the
time the fetus was delivered.
$400 - correct-answer -The initial registration fee for a funeral establishment is
______?
2, 3, and 4 only - correct-answer -There are exceptions in the law that
automatically remove individual persons from a priority list to control a final
disposition. Which of the following are exceptions that would trigger the
automatic removal of certain persons?
1. In prison or jail
2. Unwilling to serve
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3. Not reasonable available
4. Not competent to serve
Cash advance - correct-answer -Clergy honorarium is what type of charge on a
NYS itemized statement?
120 - correct-answer -In cremation cases, the person contracting funeral services
must sign a "customer's designation of intentions" stating that any cremated
remains not claimed within _______ days from the date of cremation may be
disposed of by the funeral firm.
An outer interment receptacle - correct-answer -Any container or enclosure
which is place in the grave around the casket to prevent the collapse of the grave
and/or to protect the casket, including but not limited to receptacles commonly
known as burial vaults, grave boxes, or grave liners, is the definition for:
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Be attached to the box or container containing the body and accompany the
remains to the destination - correct-answer -The transit permit issued by a local
registrar to ship a dead body by common carrier from NY to FL must:
They can be estimates - correct-answer -Which of the following is true about Cash
Advance Charges on an Itemized Statement?
Funeral director - correct-answer -A burial permit must be delivered to the person
in charge of the place of burial or other disposition before interring or otherwise
disposing of the body. If there is no person in charge, the _______ is responsible
for carrying out the duties of the absent person in charge.
Removed from the common carrier - correct-answer -When a person dies on a
common carrier, the registration district in which the death certificate must be
filed is the district in which the decedent is:
