ALABAMA FUNERAL SERVICE RULES
AND REGULATIONS QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
395-X-1-.01UOrganizationU-UCORRECTUANSWERU-
TheUAlabamaUBoardUofUFuneralUServiceUisUmadeUupUofUsevenUprofessionalUmembersUappointedUbyUtheUGo
vernor,UoneUfromUeachUU.S.UCongressionalUDistrictUofUtheUstate.UTheUtermUofUaUmemberUshallUbeUfourUyea
rsUandUnoUpersonUmayUserveUmoreUthanUtwoUconsecutiveUterms.UFourU(4)UofUtheUmembersUshallUhaveUbe
enUpracticingUandUlicensedUembalmersUinUAlabamaUforUtheUtenU(10)UconsecutiveUyearsUimmediatelyUprec
edingUtheirUappointmentUandUshallUbeUlicensedUasUembalmersUandUfuneralUdirectorsUduringUtheirUterms.U
ThreeU(3)UofUtheUmembersUshallUhaveUbeenUactivelyUengagedUinUfuneralUdirectingUinUAlabamaUforUtenU(10)
UconsecutiveUyears,UimmediatelyUprecedingUtheirUappointment,UandUshallUbeUlicensedUasUfuneralUdirector
sUandUshallUbeUoperatorsUofUaUfuneralUestablishmentUinUthisUstateUatUtheUtimeUofUtheirUappointment.UCom
mencingUonUJanuaryU1,U2019,UtheUboardUshallUbeUreconstitutedUtoUconsistUofUsevenUprofessionalUmember
sUandUtwoUconsumerUmembers.UShouldUaUmember,UforUanyUreason,UbecomeUineligibleUtoUserveUonUtheUBo
ard,UtheUpositionUshallUbecomeUvacantUandUaUnewUperson,UproperlyUqualified,UshallUbeUappointedUbyUtheU
appointingUauthorityUtoUfillUtheUvacancyUandUsaidUpersonUshallUcompleteUtheUremainderUofUsuchUterm.UTh
eUBoardUofficersUconsistUofUchair,UviceUchair,Utreasurer,UandUsecretary.UTheseUpositionsUshallUbeUfilledUbyUt
heUBoardUduringUtheUfirstUmeetingUimmediatelyUfollowingUtheUappointmentUeachUyear
395-X-l-.02UNominationUandUAppointmentU-UCORRECTUANSWERU-(1)UProfessionalUMembers.
(a)UInUOctoberUofUeachUyear,UaUmeetingUshallUbeUheldUinUMontgomeryUforUtheUpurposeUofUnominatingUelig
ibleUcandidatesUtoUserveUonUtheUBoardUasUaUprofessionalUmember.UNominationsUareUtakenUforUDistrictsUO
neU(1),UTwoU(2),UandUFiveU(5)UonUevenUnumberedUyearsUandUDistrictsUThreeU(3),UFourU(4),USixU(6),UandUSev
enU(7)UonUoddUnumberedUyears.UThreeUnomineesUfromUeachUdistrictUshallUbeUselectedUandUtheirUnamesUs
ubmittedUtoUtheUGovernor,UwhoUshallUappointUoneUpersonUfromUeachUdistrict.
(2)UConsumerUMembers
(a)UOneUconsumerUmemberUshallUbeUappointedUbyUtheULieutenantUGovernorUandUoneUconsumerUshallUbeU
appointedUbyUtheUSpeakerUofUtheUHouseUusingUtheirUownUdiscretion.UConsumerUmembers'UtermsUshallUru
nUconcurrentUwithUDistrictsUOneU(1),UTwoU(2),UandUFiveU(5).
(b)UConsumerUmembersUmayUnotUresideUinUtheUsameUcongressionalUdistrict.
(3)UNewUmembersUareUswornUinUatUtheUfirstUregularUmeetingUfollowingUDecemberU31UofUtheUrespectiveUye
ar.UIfUanUappointmentUisUnotUmadeUbeforeUtheUexpirationUofUtheUtermUofUaUboardUmember,UthenUtheUboar
dUmemberUmayUcontinueUtoUserveUuntilUaUsuccessorUhasUbeenUappointed.
395-X-1-.03UMeetingsU-UCORRECTUANSWERU-
TheUBoardUshallUmeetUatUleastUonceUquarterlyUforUtheUpurposeUofUconductingUBoardUbusiness.USpecialUme
, etingsUmayUbeUcalledUbyUtheUBoardUorUtheUexecutiveUdirectorUtoUdealUwithUmattersUthatUrequireUimmediat
eUattention.UAllUbusinessUmeetingsUareUopenUtoUtheUpublicUwithUtheUexceptionUofUexecutiveUsessionsUallo
wedUbyUtheUstateU"sunshineUlaw."UAnyoneUwishingUtoUappearUbeforeUtheUBoardUorUwhoUwishesUtheUBoard
UtoUconsiderUaUnewUrule,UruleUamendment,UorUrepeal,UshouldUmakeUsuchUrequestUinUwritingUandUsubmitUit
UtoUtheUBoardUofficeUtoUhaveUtheUmatterUplacedUonUtheUagendaUofUtheUnextUmeeting.
395-X-l-.04UBoardUStaffU-UCORRECTUANSWERU-
TheUBoardUshallUemployUanUexecutiveUdirectorUandUanUassociateUexecutiveUdirectorUtoUoperateUtheUBoard
Uoffice.UTheyUmayUalsoUemployUanUadministrativeUassistantUtoUaidUinUtheUoperation.UTheUstaffUshallUworkUa
tUtheUpleasureUofUtheUBoardUandUtheUBoardUshallUsetUallUconditionsUandUpoliciesUofUemployment.UTheUexe
cutiveUdirectorUhasUtheUcapacityUofUSecretaryUofUtheUBoardUofficeUandUhasUinterimUdecisionUauthorityUwh
enUtheUBoardUisUnotUinUsession.UAllUdecisionsUmadeUbyUtheUexecutiveUdirectorUareUsubjectUtoUBoardUappro
val.UTheUassociateUexecutiveUdirectorUshallUaidUtheUexecutiveUdirectorUinUtheirUduties
395-X-1-.05UApplicabilityU-UCORRECTUANSWERU-
AllUrulesUandUregulationsUofUtheUBoard,UrelatingUtoUmattersUwhichUareUnotUspecificallyUaddressedUinUTitleU
34,UChapterU13,UCodeUofUAla.U1975,UshallUbeUinUadditionUtoUtheUprovisionsUofUsaidUstatute.UTheUrulesUandU
regulations,Uhowever,UshallUnotUbeUconstruedUtoUamend,Usupersede,UorUotherwiseUalterUtheUstateUfuneral
UserviceUlaw,UasUitUmayUbeUamendedUbyUtheUlegislature
395-X-2-.01UApplicationUforULicenseU-UCORRECTUANSWERU-
AnyoneUwishingUtoUapplyUforUanyUtypeUofUlicense,Uregistration,UorUcertificationUthatUisUissuedUbyUtheUBoar
d,Umust:
(1)UApplyUonUaUformUsuppliedUbyUtheUBoard.USaidUapplicantUmustUmeetUandUcomplyUwithUallUprovisionsUof
UTitleU34,UChapterU13,UCodeUofUAla.U1975,UrelatingUtoUlicensureUandUapplicationUthereof.UNoUapplicationUis
UconsideredUvalidUunlessUitUisUsubmittedUtoUandUreceivedUbyUtheUBoardUoffice.
(2)UTheUpassingUscoreUforUanyUBoardUexaminationUshallUbeUaUscaledUscoreUofU75.
(3)UTheUBoardUshallUestablishUtheUbeginningUtimeUofUallUexaminationsUitUadministers.UTheseUexaminations
UshallUbeUcompletedUwithinU210UminutesUwithinUsaidUbeginningUtime,UasUsetUbyUtheUBoard,UregardlessUofUt
heUlengthUorUnumberUofUsectionsUofUtheUexaminations.
(4)UInUadditionUtoUtheUapplicationUfee,UtheUBoardUshallUchargeUeachUapplicantUanUexaminationUfeeUofU$10
0.00UforUeachUfuneralUdirectingUorUembalmingUexamUtaken.
395-X-2-.02URenewalUofULicenseU-UCORRECTUANSWERU-
(1)UAllUlicensesUandUcertificationsUexpireUeachUyearUonUOctoberU1.UCommencingUonUOctoberU1,U2018,UallUli
censesUexpireUeveryUtwoUyearsUonUOctoberU1.
AND REGULATIONS QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
395-X-1-.01UOrganizationU-UCORRECTUANSWERU-
TheUAlabamaUBoardUofUFuneralUServiceUisUmadeUupUofUsevenUprofessionalUmembersUappointedUbyUtheUGo
vernor,UoneUfromUeachUU.S.UCongressionalUDistrictUofUtheUstate.UTheUtermUofUaUmemberUshallUbeUfourUyea
rsUandUnoUpersonUmayUserveUmoreUthanUtwoUconsecutiveUterms.UFourU(4)UofUtheUmembersUshallUhaveUbe
enUpracticingUandUlicensedUembalmersUinUAlabamaUforUtheUtenU(10)UconsecutiveUyearsUimmediatelyUprec
edingUtheirUappointmentUandUshallUbeUlicensedUasUembalmersUandUfuneralUdirectorsUduringUtheirUterms.U
ThreeU(3)UofUtheUmembersUshallUhaveUbeenUactivelyUengagedUinUfuneralUdirectingUinUAlabamaUforUtenU(10)
UconsecutiveUyears,UimmediatelyUprecedingUtheirUappointment,UandUshallUbeUlicensedUasUfuneralUdirector
sUandUshallUbeUoperatorsUofUaUfuneralUestablishmentUinUthisUstateUatUtheUtimeUofUtheirUappointment.UCom
mencingUonUJanuaryU1,U2019,UtheUboardUshallUbeUreconstitutedUtoUconsistUofUsevenUprofessionalUmember
sUandUtwoUconsumerUmembers.UShouldUaUmember,UforUanyUreason,UbecomeUineligibleUtoUserveUonUtheUBo
ard,UtheUpositionUshallUbecomeUvacantUandUaUnewUperson,UproperlyUqualified,UshallUbeUappointedUbyUtheU
appointingUauthorityUtoUfillUtheUvacancyUandUsaidUpersonUshallUcompleteUtheUremainderUofUsuchUterm.UTh
eUBoardUofficersUconsistUofUchair,UviceUchair,Utreasurer,UandUsecretary.UTheseUpositionsUshallUbeUfilledUbyUt
heUBoardUduringUtheUfirstUmeetingUimmediatelyUfollowingUtheUappointmentUeachUyear
395-X-l-.02UNominationUandUAppointmentU-UCORRECTUANSWERU-(1)UProfessionalUMembers.
(a)UInUOctoberUofUeachUyear,UaUmeetingUshallUbeUheldUinUMontgomeryUforUtheUpurposeUofUnominatingUelig
ibleUcandidatesUtoUserveUonUtheUBoardUasUaUprofessionalUmember.UNominationsUareUtakenUforUDistrictsUO
neU(1),UTwoU(2),UandUFiveU(5)UonUevenUnumberedUyearsUandUDistrictsUThreeU(3),UFourU(4),USixU(6),UandUSev
enU(7)UonUoddUnumberedUyears.UThreeUnomineesUfromUeachUdistrictUshallUbeUselectedUandUtheirUnamesUs
ubmittedUtoUtheUGovernor,UwhoUshallUappointUoneUpersonUfromUeachUdistrict.
(2)UConsumerUMembers
(a)UOneUconsumerUmemberUshallUbeUappointedUbyUtheULieutenantUGovernorUandUoneUconsumerUshallUbeU
appointedUbyUtheUSpeakerUofUtheUHouseUusingUtheirUownUdiscretion.UConsumerUmembers'UtermsUshallUru
nUconcurrentUwithUDistrictsUOneU(1),UTwoU(2),UandUFiveU(5).
(b)UConsumerUmembersUmayUnotUresideUinUtheUsameUcongressionalUdistrict.
(3)UNewUmembersUareUswornUinUatUtheUfirstUregularUmeetingUfollowingUDecemberU31UofUtheUrespectiveUye
ar.UIfUanUappointmentUisUnotUmadeUbeforeUtheUexpirationUofUtheUtermUofUaUboardUmember,UthenUtheUboar
dUmemberUmayUcontinueUtoUserveUuntilUaUsuccessorUhasUbeenUappointed.
395-X-1-.03UMeetingsU-UCORRECTUANSWERU-
TheUBoardUshallUmeetUatUleastUonceUquarterlyUforUtheUpurposeUofUconductingUBoardUbusiness.USpecialUme
, etingsUmayUbeUcalledUbyUtheUBoardUorUtheUexecutiveUdirectorUtoUdealUwithUmattersUthatUrequireUimmediat
eUattention.UAllUbusinessUmeetingsUareUopenUtoUtheUpublicUwithUtheUexceptionUofUexecutiveUsessionsUallo
wedUbyUtheUstateU"sunshineUlaw."UAnyoneUwishingUtoUappearUbeforeUtheUBoardUorUwhoUwishesUtheUBoard
UtoUconsiderUaUnewUrule,UruleUamendment,UorUrepeal,UshouldUmakeUsuchUrequestUinUwritingUandUsubmitUit
UtoUtheUBoardUofficeUtoUhaveUtheUmatterUplacedUonUtheUagendaUofUtheUnextUmeeting.
395-X-l-.04UBoardUStaffU-UCORRECTUANSWERU-
TheUBoardUshallUemployUanUexecutiveUdirectorUandUanUassociateUexecutiveUdirectorUtoUoperateUtheUBoard
Uoffice.UTheyUmayUalsoUemployUanUadministrativeUassistantUtoUaidUinUtheUoperation.UTheUstaffUshallUworkUa
tUtheUpleasureUofUtheUBoardUandUtheUBoardUshallUsetUallUconditionsUandUpoliciesUofUemployment.UTheUexe
cutiveUdirectorUhasUtheUcapacityUofUSecretaryUofUtheUBoardUofficeUandUhasUinterimUdecisionUauthorityUwh
enUtheUBoardUisUnotUinUsession.UAllUdecisionsUmadeUbyUtheUexecutiveUdirectorUareUsubjectUtoUBoardUappro
val.UTheUassociateUexecutiveUdirectorUshallUaidUtheUexecutiveUdirectorUinUtheirUduties
395-X-1-.05UApplicabilityU-UCORRECTUANSWERU-
AllUrulesUandUregulationsUofUtheUBoard,UrelatingUtoUmattersUwhichUareUnotUspecificallyUaddressedUinUTitleU
34,UChapterU13,UCodeUofUAla.U1975,UshallUbeUinUadditionUtoUtheUprovisionsUofUsaidUstatute.UTheUrulesUandU
regulations,Uhowever,UshallUnotUbeUconstruedUtoUamend,Usupersede,UorUotherwiseUalterUtheUstateUfuneral
UserviceUlaw,UasUitUmayUbeUamendedUbyUtheUlegislature
395-X-2-.01UApplicationUforULicenseU-UCORRECTUANSWERU-
AnyoneUwishingUtoUapplyUforUanyUtypeUofUlicense,Uregistration,UorUcertificationUthatUisUissuedUbyUtheUBoar
d,Umust:
(1)UApplyUonUaUformUsuppliedUbyUtheUBoard.USaidUapplicantUmustUmeetUandUcomplyUwithUallUprovisionsUof
UTitleU34,UChapterU13,UCodeUofUAla.U1975,UrelatingUtoUlicensureUandUapplicationUthereof.UNoUapplicationUis
UconsideredUvalidUunlessUitUisUsubmittedUtoUandUreceivedUbyUtheUBoardUoffice.
(2)UTheUpassingUscoreUforUanyUBoardUexaminationUshallUbeUaUscaledUscoreUofU75.
(3)UTheUBoardUshallUestablishUtheUbeginningUtimeUofUallUexaminationsUitUadministers.UTheseUexaminations
UshallUbeUcompletedUwithinU210UminutesUwithinUsaidUbeginningUtime,UasUsetUbyUtheUBoard,UregardlessUofUt
heUlengthUorUnumberUofUsectionsUofUtheUexaminations.
(4)UInUadditionUtoUtheUapplicationUfee,UtheUBoardUshallUchargeUeachUapplicantUanUexaminationUfeeUofU$10
0.00UforUeachUfuneralUdirectingUorUembalmingUexamUtaken.
395-X-2-.02URenewalUofULicenseU-UCORRECTUANSWERU-
(1)UAllUlicensesUandUcertificationsUexpireUeachUyearUonUOctoberU1.UCommencingUonUOctoberU1,U2018,UallUli
censesUexpireUeveryUtwoUyearsUonUOctoberU1.
