South Carolina Funeral Law [2026/2027] |
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Question and
Answer | A+ Verified
• Written Demand -✓✓ Purchaser must request refund of forms by this
• Pre-need Transfer -✓✓ Only upon the prior written request of the purchaser or the
beneficiary of a deceased purchaser.
• 30 days of receipt -✓✓ All trust funds must be deposited within
• Six months -✓✓ The purchaser has this amount of time to transfer pre-need funds to a
new funeral service provider.
• 60 days -✓✓ Pre-need contracts must be submitted to consumer affairs within
_________ of the last day of the month in which the contract was written.
• Preneed Funeral Loss Prevention Fund -✓✓ Funds used to reimburse a purchaser or
beneficiary where a funeral home committed fraud, misfeasance, default, failure, or
insolvency.
• Fine of 1000 and/or 30 days prison -✓✓ Soliciting $200 or less preneed arrangements
• Court Fine and/or 5 years prison -✓✓ Preneed solicitation of $2000-$10000
• Court Fine and/or 10 years -✓✓ Preneed solicitation of 10000 or more
• Administrative Law Court -✓✓ Court that hears a contested case involving preneed
funeral contracts
• Post-mortem examination -✓✓ examination after death that does not include
dissection of the body for any purpose
• Inquest -✓✓ Official judicial inquiry before a coroner and coroner's jury for the purpose
of determining the manner of death
• Manner of death -✓✓ natural; accident; homicide; suicide; undetermined
• $2000 -✓✓ Posted penal sum for coroner
• Governor -✓✓ Government agent who commissions the coroner
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Question and
Answer | A+ Verified
• Written Demand -✓✓ Purchaser must request refund of forms by this
• Pre-need Transfer -✓✓ Only upon the prior written request of the purchaser or the
beneficiary of a deceased purchaser.
• 30 days of receipt -✓✓ All trust funds must be deposited within
• Six months -✓✓ The purchaser has this amount of time to transfer pre-need funds to a
new funeral service provider.
• 60 days -✓✓ Pre-need contracts must be submitted to consumer affairs within
_________ of the last day of the month in which the contract was written.
• Preneed Funeral Loss Prevention Fund -✓✓ Funds used to reimburse a purchaser or
beneficiary where a funeral home committed fraud, misfeasance, default, failure, or
insolvency.
• Fine of 1000 and/or 30 days prison -✓✓ Soliciting $200 or less preneed arrangements
• Court Fine and/or 5 years prison -✓✓ Preneed solicitation of $2000-$10000
• Court Fine and/or 10 years -✓✓ Preneed solicitation of 10000 or more
• Administrative Law Court -✓✓ Court that hears a contested case involving preneed
funeral contracts
• Post-mortem examination -✓✓ examination after death that does not include
dissection of the body for any purpose
• Inquest -✓✓ Official judicial inquiry before a coroner and coroner's jury for the purpose
of determining the manner of death
• Manner of death -✓✓ natural; accident; homicide; suicide; undetermined
• $2000 -✓✓ Posted penal sum for coroner
• Governor -✓✓ Government agent who commissions the coroner
