South Carolina Funeral Law EXAM STUDY
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1. A purchaser may examine and revoke his decision to enter into a preneed
contract within this amount of time. - ANSWER ✔ 30 Days
2. Purchaser must request refund of forms by this - ANSWER ✔ Written
Demand
3. Only upon the prior written request of the purchaser or the beneficiary of a
deceased purchaser. - ANSWER ✔ Pre-need Transfer
4. All trust funds must be deposited within - ANSWER ✔ 30 days of receipt
5. The purchaser has this amount of time to transfer pre-need funds to a new
funeral service provider. - ANSWER ✔ Six months
6. Pre-need contracts must be submitted to consumer affairs within _________
of the last day of the month in which the contract was written. - ANSWER
✔ 60 days
7. Funds used to reimburse a purchaser or beneficiary where a funeral home
committed fraud, misfeasance, default, failure, or insolvency. - ANSWER
✔ Preneed Funeral Loss Prevention Fund
8. Soliciting $200 or less preneed arrangements - ANSWER ✔ Fine of 1000
and/or 30 days prison
9. Preneed solicitation of $2000-$10000 - ANSWER ✔ Court Fine and/or 5
years prison
,10.Preneed solicitation of 10000 or more - ANSWER ✔ Court Fine and/or 10
years
11.Court that hears a contested case involving preneed funeral contracts -
ANSWER ✔ Administrative Law Court
12.Appoints a coroners training advisory committee to assist in the the
determination of coroner training - ANSWER ✔ Director of South
Carolina Justice Academy
13.Base salary for coroner - ANSWER ✔ $35000
14.Coroners with a county population of 150,000 or more split this percentage -
ANSWER ✔ 55% of the funds
15.Coroners with a county population of 50,000 to 149,999 split this percentage
- ANSWER ✔ 35% of the funds
16.Coroners with a county population of less that 49,999 split this percentage -
ANSWER ✔ 10% of the funds
17.County commission that regulates medical examiners and their facilities -
ANSWER ✔ Medical Examiner Commission
18.The South Carolina State Board of Funeral Service consists of how many
members appointed by the governor? - ANSWER ✔ Eleven
19.Of the eleven members of the South Carolina State Board of Funeral
Service, how many must be members from the general public not connected
with a funeral service establishment? - ANSWER ✔ Two
20.Of the eleven members of the South Carolina State Board of Funeral
Service, how many members can the South Carolina Funeral Directors
Association recommend? - ANSWER ✔ Six
,21.Of the eleven members of the South Carolina State Board of Funeral
Service, how many members can the South Carolina Morticians Association
recommend? - ANSWER ✔ Three
22.Eight of the eleven members of the South Carolina State Board must have
been licensed as funeral directors and embalmers for at least how many
years? - ANSWER ✔ Five Years
23.Any business conducted by the board must be by _________. - ANSWER
✔ positive majority vote
24.In order to be classified a funeral home, how many caskets must be
displayed? - ANSWER ✔ Six Adult Caskets
25.To be a funeral home manager, how long must a licensed funeral director be
licensed in South Carolina? - ANSWER ✔ One Year
26.No permit to operate a funeral home may be issued to a corporation,
partnership, or individual when what occurs? This does not apply to
established funeral homes existing prior to July 1, 1969. - ANSWER ✔
The name of an unlicensed person appears in the name of the corporation,
partnership, or individually owned business.
27.The board shall employ an inspector who must be a licensed embalmer and
funeral director with not fewer than _______ consecutive years' experience
as a licensee. - ANSWER ✔ five
28.Manner of death - ANSWER ✔ refers to the means or fatal agency that
caused a death. Manner of death is classified in one of the five following
catergories, natural, accident, homicide, suicide, and undertermined
29.Peace officer in charge - ANSWER ✔ means members of the county, city,
or town policemen, county, city, or town detectives, SC Highway Patrol, or
SC Law Enforcement Division who may be in charge of the investigation of
any case involving a death
, 30.Post mortem examination - ANSWER ✔ examination after death and
includes and examination of the dead body and surroundings by the medical
examiner but does not include dissection of the body for any purpose
31.Election of coroner - ANSWER ✔ must be an election for coroner by the
qualified voters in each county at each alternate general election beginning
with election in the year 1948
32.Bond - ANSWER ✔ before receiving his commission the coroner must
post a bond, to be executed by him and at least two sureties, but not more
that 12 to be approved, recorded, and filed as prescribed. The bond must be
in the penal sub of two thousand dollars
33.Coroner shall serve a term of office - ANSWER ✔ four years and until his
successor is elected or appointed and qqualifies
34.Vacancy of Coroner - ANSWER ✔ the governor shall fill the office by
appointing a qualified replacement to serve unitil the earlier, the next general
election for the coroner, next general election in which case an election shall
be to fill the unexpired term, if the governor suspended the coroner the chief
magistrate shall act as coroner, or the chief deputy or second in command of
the coroner until the Governor appoints another
35.The coroner must keep - ANSWER ✔ a public office in his county which
must have proper fixtures and in which he must keep his book of inquistions
36.A coroner shall appoint - ANSWER ✔ one or more deputies or
investigators to be approved by the judge of the circuit or by any circuit
judge and must take an oath
37.Coroner may not under appointment of sheriff - ANSWER ✔ May not act
as jailer or deputy sheriff or under any appointment by the sheriff
38.Coroners must carry out - ANSWER ✔ orders of county governing body;
fees and cost
39.Coroner or deputy coroner may carry - ANSWER ✔ pistol or other
handguns, while engaging in offical duties of his office, but must be certified
GUIDE 2026/2027 ACCURATE QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT DETAILED SOLUTIONS ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS
<NEWEST VERSION>
1. A purchaser may examine and revoke his decision to enter into a preneed
contract within this amount of time. - ANSWER ✔ 30 Days
2. Purchaser must request refund of forms by this - ANSWER ✔ Written
Demand
3. Only upon the prior written request of the purchaser or the beneficiary of a
deceased purchaser. - ANSWER ✔ Pre-need Transfer
4. All trust funds must be deposited within - ANSWER ✔ 30 days of receipt
5. The purchaser has this amount of time to transfer pre-need funds to a new
funeral service provider. - ANSWER ✔ Six months
6. Pre-need contracts must be submitted to consumer affairs within _________
of the last day of the month in which the contract was written. - ANSWER
✔ 60 days
7. Funds used to reimburse a purchaser or beneficiary where a funeral home
committed fraud, misfeasance, default, failure, or insolvency. - ANSWER
✔ Preneed Funeral Loss Prevention Fund
8. Soliciting $200 or less preneed arrangements - ANSWER ✔ Fine of 1000
and/or 30 days prison
9. Preneed solicitation of $2000-$10000 - ANSWER ✔ Court Fine and/or 5
years prison
,10.Preneed solicitation of 10000 or more - ANSWER ✔ Court Fine and/or 10
years
11.Court that hears a contested case involving preneed funeral contracts -
ANSWER ✔ Administrative Law Court
12.Appoints a coroners training advisory committee to assist in the the
determination of coroner training - ANSWER ✔ Director of South
Carolina Justice Academy
13.Base salary for coroner - ANSWER ✔ $35000
14.Coroners with a county population of 150,000 or more split this percentage -
ANSWER ✔ 55% of the funds
15.Coroners with a county population of 50,000 to 149,999 split this percentage
- ANSWER ✔ 35% of the funds
16.Coroners with a county population of less that 49,999 split this percentage -
ANSWER ✔ 10% of the funds
17.County commission that regulates medical examiners and their facilities -
ANSWER ✔ Medical Examiner Commission
18.The South Carolina State Board of Funeral Service consists of how many
members appointed by the governor? - ANSWER ✔ Eleven
19.Of the eleven members of the South Carolina State Board of Funeral
Service, how many must be members from the general public not connected
with a funeral service establishment? - ANSWER ✔ Two
20.Of the eleven members of the South Carolina State Board of Funeral
Service, how many members can the South Carolina Funeral Directors
Association recommend? - ANSWER ✔ Six
,21.Of the eleven members of the South Carolina State Board of Funeral
Service, how many members can the South Carolina Morticians Association
recommend? - ANSWER ✔ Three
22.Eight of the eleven members of the South Carolina State Board must have
been licensed as funeral directors and embalmers for at least how many
years? - ANSWER ✔ Five Years
23.Any business conducted by the board must be by _________. - ANSWER
✔ positive majority vote
24.In order to be classified a funeral home, how many caskets must be
displayed? - ANSWER ✔ Six Adult Caskets
25.To be a funeral home manager, how long must a licensed funeral director be
licensed in South Carolina? - ANSWER ✔ One Year
26.No permit to operate a funeral home may be issued to a corporation,
partnership, or individual when what occurs? This does not apply to
established funeral homes existing prior to July 1, 1969. - ANSWER ✔
The name of an unlicensed person appears in the name of the corporation,
partnership, or individually owned business.
27.The board shall employ an inspector who must be a licensed embalmer and
funeral director with not fewer than _______ consecutive years' experience
as a licensee. - ANSWER ✔ five
28.Manner of death - ANSWER ✔ refers to the means or fatal agency that
caused a death. Manner of death is classified in one of the five following
catergories, natural, accident, homicide, suicide, and undertermined
29.Peace officer in charge - ANSWER ✔ means members of the county, city,
or town policemen, county, city, or town detectives, SC Highway Patrol, or
SC Law Enforcement Division who may be in charge of the investigation of
any case involving a death
, 30.Post mortem examination - ANSWER ✔ examination after death and
includes and examination of the dead body and surroundings by the medical
examiner but does not include dissection of the body for any purpose
31.Election of coroner - ANSWER ✔ must be an election for coroner by the
qualified voters in each county at each alternate general election beginning
with election in the year 1948
32.Bond - ANSWER ✔ before receiving his commission the coroner must
post a bond, to be executed by him and at least two sureties, but not more
that 12 to be approved, recorded, and filed as prescribed. The bond must be
in the penal sub of two thousand dollars
33.Coroner shall serve a term of office - ANSWER ✔ four years and until his
successor is elected or appointed and qqualifies
34.Vacancy of Coroner - ANSWER ✔ the governor shall fill the office by
appointing a qualified replacement to serve unitil the earlier, the next general
election for the coroner, next general election in which case an election shall
be to fill the unexpired term, if the governor suspended the coroner the chief
magistrate shall act as coroner, or the chief deputy or second in command of
the coroner until the Governor appoints another
35.The coroner must keep - ANSWER ✔ a public office in his county which
must have proper fixtures and in which he must keep his book of inquistions
36.A coroner shall appoint - ANSWER ✔ one or more deputies or
investigators to be approved by the judge of the circuit or by any circuit
judge and must take an oath
37.Coroner may not under appointment of sheriff - ANSWER ✔ May not act
as jailer or deputy sheriff or under any appointment by the sheriff
38.Coroners must carry out - ANSWER ✔ orders of county governing body;
fees and cost
39.Coroner or deputy coroner may carry - ANSWER ✔ pistol or other
handguns, while engaging in offical duties of his office, but must be certified
