North Carolina Funeral Law Exam
Practice Questions & Verified Answers | NC Funeral
Service Laws, Rules & Regulations Exam Review |
2026–2027
,Four members of the Board of Funeral Service are The North Carolina Funeral Directors Association.
appointed by the Governor from nominees recommended
by:
Every NC Burial association with assets less than $10,000. $1,000 and $10,000.
shall have a secretary or secretary/treasurer that shall
have a bond payable to the Board of Funeral Service as
trustee for the burial association. This bond shall be in the
amount between __________.
A certificate of cremation is not required to have this The name of the spouse or the next-of-kin.
information;
State funeral law mandates that at least these articles be Smock and protective gloves.
worn by an embalmer while preparing human remains:
Every resident trainee shall work at least _____ hours 2000
during their apprenticeship.
Any burial association member failing to pay any Thirty days.
assessment within ____ after notice shall be in bad
standing, and unless and until restored, shall not be
entitled to benefits.
If a person dies of a particular disease ( Jacobs- Verbally as soon as the physician becomes aware of the death.
Creutzfeldt, HIV, Hep B, Plague, rabies, smallpox) away
from a health care facility, the attending physician is to
notify the funeral director or person making a removal to
use proper precautions-
"Public publication, dissemination, circulation, or Advertisement.
placement...." pertains to:
Of the following violations, which is not prohibited during a Talking with a nearby seated neighbor.
continuing education program or seminar?
When a person or sponsor attempts to gain the Board's No.
approval for a CE (Continuing education) program, is an
outline of the event sufficient for approval?
How many Board members are appointed by the General One.
Assembly through a recommendation by the President Pro
Tempore of the Senate.
How long should a crematory operator keep all applicable Three years.
records (authorizations, waivers, statements, and reports)
and make them available and subject to the Board's
inspection?
When an out-of-state licensee wishes to obtain North Yes.
Carolina licensure, is it necessary that the person submit a
photograph of himself or herself to the Board?
In computing continuing education (CE) credits, which one Question and answer sessions.
of the following may be allowed to generate credit- within
certain guidelines?
, There is a total of ____ unlicensed personnel on the Board Two.
of Funeral Service.
Are funeral homes allowed to offer free embalming in their No.
mutual burial association plans to consumers?
Trust accounts shall be carried in the name of the preneed Trustee.
funeral licensee as _____
The Board members appointed by the General Assembly Shall not.
and recommended by the Speaker of the House ____ be a
licensee.
In North Carolina, it is a legal requirement that all licenses The president and secretary of the Board.
by signed by-
How long does the Crematory Authority chairman serve in One year.
that capacity?
Who provides inspectors with appropriate identification The Attorney General of NC.
cards with appropriate signatures?
Jack has completed all of the necessary courses for the No.
funeral directing course at a mortuary school, but isn't yet
a graduate of the mortuary school. Is it possible for Jack to
take his funeral directing test and get his funeral directing
license at this point?
North Carolina law states that an apprenticeship or May be completed before or after one's funeral education.
resident traineeship:
No Board of funeral service board member shall serve Two.
more than ____ complete consecutive term(s).
Young-Rest Mortuary performed 199 funeral services last One.
year. What is the maximum number of resident trainees
that they may have at one time?
Each burial assocation in North Carolina shall have for Five
each funeral home sponsoring the said burial association
not more than ____ agents or representatives soliciting
members. (apart from the board of directors or the
secretary)
Does the term "burial" apply only to earth burial? No.
Nirmana is very happy. She received 20 hours of Five.
continuing education during the past year. She knows that
she can carry over a maximum of _____ hours into the
next year.
Practice Questions & Verified Answers | NC Funeral
Service Laws, Rules & Regulations Exam Review |
2026–2027
,Four members of the Board of Funeral Service are The North Carolina Funeral Directors Association.
appointed by the Governor from nominees recommended
by:
Every NC Burial association with assets less than $10,000. $1,000 and $10,000.
shall have a secretary or secretary/treasurer that shall
have a bond payable to the Board of Funeral Service as
trustee for the burial association. This bond shall be in the
amount between __________.
A certificate of cremation is not required to have this The name of the spouse or the next-of-kin.
information;
State funeral law mandates that at least these articles be Smock and protective gloves.
worn by an embalmer while preparing human remains:
Every resident trainee shall work at least _____ hours 2000
during their apprenticeship.
Any burial association member failing to pay any Thirty days.
assessment within ____ after notice shall be in bad
standing, and unless and until restored, shall not be
entitled to benefits.
If a person dies of a particular disease ( Jacobs- Verbally as soon as the physician becomes aware of the death.
Creutzfeldt, HIV, Hep B, Plague, rabies, smallpox) away
from a health care facility, the attending physician is to
notify the funeral director or person making a removal to
use proper precautions-
"Public publication, dissemination, circulation, or Advertisement.
placement...." pertains to:
Of the following violations, which is not prohibited during a Talking with a nearby seated neighbor.
continuing education program or seminar?
When a person or sponsor attempts to gain the Board's No.
approval for a CE (Continuing education) program, is an
outline of the event sufficient for approval?
How many Board members are appointed by the General One.
Assembly through a recommendation by the President Pro
Tempore of the Senate.
How long should a crematory operator keep all applicable Three years.
records (authorizations, waivers, statements, and reports)
and make them available and subject to the Board's
inspection?
When an out-of-state licensee wishes to obtain North Yes.
Carolina licensure, is it necessary that the person submit a
photograph of himself or herself to the Board?
In computing continuing education (CE) credits, which one Question and answer sessions.
of the following may be allowed to generate credit- within
certain guidelines?
, There is a total of ____ unlicensed personnel on the Board Two.
of Funeral Service.
Are funeral homes allowed to offer free embalming in their No.
mutual burial association plans to consumers?
Trust accounts shall be carried in the name of the preneed Trustee.
funeral licensee as _____
The Board members appointed by the General Assembly Shall not.
and recommended by the Speaker of the House ____ be a
licensee.
In North Carolina, it is a legal requirement that all licenses The president and secretary of the Board.
by signed by-
How long does the Crematory Authority chairman serve in One year.
that capacity?
Who provides inspectors with appropriate identification The Attorney General of NC.
cards with appropriate signatures?
Jack has completed all of the necessary courses for the No.
funeral directing course at a mortuary school, but isn't yet
a graduate of the mortuary school. Is it possible for Jack to
take his funeral directing test and get his funeral directing
license at this point?
North Carolina law states that an apprenticeship or May be completed before or after one's funeral education.
resident traineeship:
No Board of funeral service board member shall serve Two.
more than ____ complete consecutive term(s).
Young-Rest Mortuary performed 199 funeral services last One.
year. What is the maximum number of resident trainees
that they may have at one time?
Each burial assocation in North Carolina shall have for Five
each funeral home sponsoring the said burial association
not more than ____ agents or representatives soliciting
members. (apart from the board of directors or the
secretary)
Does the term "burial" apply only to earth burial? No.
Nirmana is very happy. She received 20 hours of Five.
continuing education during the past year. She knows that
she can carry over a maximum of _____ hours into the
next year.
