CA Cemetery Manager Exam – Complete
Study Guide, Practice Questions With
Answers & Licensing Revision Notes
Speculation - ANSWER -Salesperson cannot guarantee or represent financial profit of reselling
property. Broker may be punished if they had knowledge
Advertising - ANSWER -All advertising to include statement that they are acting as a
broker/salesperson
Broker Requirements - ANSWER -Filled out application, pass test, be a resident of the state,
has been salesperson for 2 years, surety bond of $10,000, have and maintain definite place of
business, must display sign in conspicuous place that they are a licensed broker (5 1/2" high x 8
1/2" wide)
Salesperson Requirements - ANSWER -Fill out application, no exam, properly qualified, no
against public interest, intends to carry on business, actually engaging in business
Displaying License - ANSWER -Licenses for broker/salesperson must be prominently
displayed in the office of the broker. Once salesperson leave employ of broker, salesperson's
license goes back to bureau.
Certificate of Authority Application - ANSWER -Fill out application and pay fee, must have
licensed cemetery manager, investigation to be made of physical status, plans, specs and
financing
Application shall include (among others):
- Application to planning commission for a cemetery use permit
- Declaration of dedication to cemetery purposes certified by county recorder
- Endowment care trust agreement executed by the board of directors of cemetery authority
Cemetery Inspections - ANSWER -Bureau shall inspect books, records and premises. All areas
shall be made available to bureau during regular office hours. No prior notification is required.
Minimum one inspection per year.
, Cemetery Manager Designation - ANSWER -A cemetery manager shall be designated at all
times. Cemetery must notify bureau of change in designation within 10 days of effective date.
Manager must hold a current, unexpired license.
Cremated Remains Disposer - ANSWER -A copy of boating and/or pilots license must be
posted if disposer is a captain and/or pilot performing the scattering. Must post, at the place of
business, the address of the location where cremated remains are stored. Unlicensed scattering is
a misdemeanor, each count charged separately
Cemetery Regulatory Charge - ANSWER -Yearly charge of $400. $8.50 for each burial,
entombment, or inurnment made during the preceding quarter she be paid to the bureau and
charges go in the Cemetery Fund
Unlicensed Operation - ANSWER -Making interments without a valid unexpired certificate of
authority is a misdemeanor and each interment shall be a separate violation
Crematory Operations - ANSWER -No crematory shall conduct any cremations: without a
written contract, of remains more than 24 hours after delivery (unless embalmed or refrigerated),
without contractual relationship with a licensed cemetery authority to dispose of remains not
claimed within 90 days.
Sharing Cemetery Manager Conditions - ANSWER -- Common Ownership
- One cemetery designated as Main Office
- Other cemetery is within 60 miles of Main Office
- Fill out application, pay fee
- Undergo inspection
Bureau will notify applicant within 14 days of receipt whether the application is complete and
acceptable and shall make a decision within 30 days after application is deemed complete
Cemetery Maintenance Standards - ANSWER -Every endowment care cemetery shall have
maintenance standards to ensure the property is kept in a condition so as to prevent the
cemetery's offensive deterioration, clear delineation of undeveloped cemetery property, may
establish written rules and regulations, shall include statement notifying consumers that
standards are available for inspection in cemetery office
Non-endowment Care Signs - ANSWER -- 16" high and 24" wide
- Mounted upright
- Black Letters
- Heading: NONENDOWMENT CARE SECTION (4" high"
Study Guide, Practice Questions With
Answers & Licensing Revision Notes
Speculation - ANSWER -Salesperson cannot guarantee or represent financial profit of reselling
property. Broker may be punished if they had knowledge
Advertising - ANSWER -All advertising to include statement that they are acting as a
broker/salesperson
Broker Requirements - ANSWER -Filled out application, pass test, be a resident of the state,
has been salesperson for 2 years, surety bond of $10,000, have and maintain definite place of
business, must display sign in conspicuous place that they are a licensed broker (5 1/2" high x 8
1/2" wide)
Salesperson Requirements - ANSWER -Fill out application, no exam, properly qualified, no
against public interest, intends to carry on business, actually engaging in business
Displaying License - ANSWER -Licenses for broker/salesperson must be prominently
displayed in the office of the broker. Once salesperson leave employ of broker, salesperson's
license goes back to bureau.
Certificate of Authority Application - ANSWER -Fill out application and pay fee, must have
licensed cemetery manager, investigation to be made of physical status, plans, specs and
financing
Application shall include (among others):
- Application to planning commission for a cemetery use permit
- Declaration of dedication to cemetery purposes certified by county recorder
- Endowment care trust agreement executed by the board of directors of cemetery authority
Cemetery Inspections - ANSWER -Bureau shall inspect books, records and premises. All areas
shall be made available to bureau during regular office hours. No prior notification is required.
Minimum one inspection per year.
, Cemetery Manager Designation - ANSWER -A cemetery manager shall be designated at all
times. Cemetery must notify bureau of change in designation within 10 days of effective date.
Manager must hold a current, unexpired license.
Cremated Remains Disposer - ANSWER -A copy of boating and/or pilots license must be
posted if disposer is a captain and/or pilot performing the scattering. Must post, at the place of
business, the address of the location where cremated remains are stored. Unlicensed scattering is
a misdemeanor, each count charged separately
Cemetery Regulatory Charge - ANSWER -Yearly charge of $400. $8.50 for each burial,
entombment, or inurnment made during the preceding quarter she be paid to the bureau and
charges go in the Cemetery Fund
Unlicensed Operation - ANSWER -Making interments without a valid unexpired certificate of
authority is a misdemeanor and each interment shall be a separate violation
Crematory Operations - ANSWER -No crematory shall conduct any cremations: without a
written contract, of remains more than 24 hours after delivery (unless embalmed or refrigerated),
without contractual relationship with a licensed cemetery authority to dispose of remains not
claimed within 90 days.
Sharing Cemetery Manager Conditions - ANSWER -- Common Ownership
- One cemetery designated as Main Office
- Other cemetery is within 60 miles of Main Office
- Fill out application, pay fee
- Undergo inspection
Bureau will notify applicant within 14 days of receipt whether the application is complete and
acceptable and shall make a decision within 30 days after application is deemed complete
Cemetery Maintenance Standards - ANSWER -Every endowment care cemetery shall have
maintenance standards to ensure the property is kept in a condition so as to prevent the
cemetery's offensive deterioration, clear delineation of undeveloped cemetery property, may
establish written rules and regulations, shall include statement notifying consumers that
standards are available for inspection in cemetery office
Non-endowment Care Signs - ANSWER -- 16" high and 24" wide
- Mounted upright
- Black Letters
- Heading: NONENDOWMENT CARE SECTION (4" high"
