NYS FUNERAL LAW EXAM 2 2026
COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT SCRIPT
SOLVED QUESTIONS ANSWERS UPDATED
REVIEW SET
◉ How much of continuing education must be in person.
Answer: 50%
◉ Do newly licensed directors need to do continuing ed.
Answer: Not for the first biennium
◉ Requirements for firms to operate.
Answer: - Certificate of registration for firm conspicuously displayed
- License of manager displayed
- Manager manages ONE location
- Directing, undertaking, embalming done under supervision of
licensed director
◉ Can firms be on cemetery owned land?.
Answer: No
,◉ How long does a firm have to notify preneed customers of
sale/transfer?.
Answer: 30 days
◉ What must be disclosed to (preneed)customer when firm is
sold/transferred?.
Answer: Amount + location of money
◉ How long does a firm have to repay preneed customers if they
close completely?.
Answer: 30 days (all money + interest)
◉ How long must preneed records be kept?.
Answer: 4 years
◉ Can someone unlicensed be on business cards?.
Answer: No
◉ Death must be registered within ___ hours.
Answer: 72
◉ Where must a death be registered?.
, Answer: Wherever (county/district) the body was found/death
occurred
◉ Who must the DC be filed with?.
Answer: Registrar of district of death
◉ Can a cemetery/crematory accept a body without a burial-transit
permit?.
Answer: No
◉ Who is given the receipt when a body is delivered to
cemetery/crematory?.
Answer: Funeral director
◉ What should the funeral director write on the permit if there is no
one person designated at cemetery/crematory?.
Answer: "No person in charge"
◉ Domestic partnership.
Answer: Beneficiary on insurance/benefits, is dependent (property,
income, etc)
◉ Priority to control disposition.
COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT SCRIPT
SOLVED QUESTIONS ANSWERS UPDATED
REVIEW SET
◉ How much of continuing education must be in person.
Answer: 50%
◉ Do newly licensed directors need to do continuing ed.
Answer: Not for the first biennium
◉ Requirements for firms to operate.
Answer: - Certificate of registration for firm conspicuously displayed
- License of manager displayed
- Manager manages ONE location
- Directing, undertaking, embalming done under supervision of
licensed director
◉ Can firms be on cemetery owned land?.
Answer: No
,◉ How long does a firm have to notify preneed customers of
sale/transfer?.
Answer: 30 days
◉ What must be disclosed to (preneed)customer when firm is
sold/transferred?.
Answer: Amount + location of money
◉ How long does a firm have to repay preneed customers if they
close completely?.
Answer: 30 days (all money + interest)
◉ How long must preneed records be kept?.
Answer: 4 years
◉ Can someone unlicensed be on business cards?.
Answer: No
◉ Death must be registered within ___ hours.
Answer: 72
◉ Where must a death be registered?.
, Answer: Wherever (county/district) the body was found/death
occurred
◉ Who must the DC be filed with?.
Answer: Registrar of district of death
◉ Can a cemetery/crematory accept a body without a burial-transit
permit?.
Answer: No
◉ Who is given the receipt when a body is delivered to
cemetery/crematory?.
Answer: Funeral director
◉ What should the funeral director write on the permit if there is no
one person designated at cemetery/crematory?.
Answer: "No person in charge"
◉ Domestic partnership.
Answer: Beneficiary on insurance/benefits, is dependent (property,
income, etc)
◉ Priority to control disposition.
