ALABAMA STATE LAW EXAM STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
A school or college approved by the Alabama Board of Funeral Service and which maintains a course o
f instruction of not less than 48 calendar weeks or four academic quarters or college terms and which
gives a course of instruction in the fundamental subjects including, but not limited to, the following: -
CORRECT ANSWER -accredited school
A school or college approved by the Alabama Board of Funeral Service and which maintains a course o
f instruction of not less than 48 calendar weeks or four academic quarters or college terms and which
gives a course of instruction in the fundamental subjects including, but not limited to, the following: -
CORRECT ANSWER -COLLEGE OF MORTUARY SCIENCE
a. Mortuary management and administration.
b. Legal medicine and toxicology as it pertains to funeral directing.
c. Public health, hygiene, and sanitary science.
d. Mortuary science, to include embalming technique, in all its aspects; chemistry of embalming, color
harmony; discoloration, its causes, effects, and treatment; treatment of special cases; restorative art; f
uneral management; and professional ethics.
e. Anatomy and physiology.
f. Chemistry, organic and inorganic.
g. Pathology.
h. Bacteriology.
i. Sanitation and hygiene.
j. Public health regulations.
k. Other courses of instruction in fundamental subjects as may be prescribed by the Alabama Board of
Funeral Service. - CORRECT ANSWER -Fundamental Subjects
The technical process that reduces human remains to bone fragments using heat, water, and chemical
agents. - CORRECT ANSWER -Alkaline hydrolysis
That funeral service educational organization which is an agency granted official recognition by the Uni
ted States Secretary of Education and which is composed of members representing the American Asso
ciation of College of Mortuary Science, the Conference of Funeral Service Examining Board of the Unit
, ed LStates, LInc., Lthe LNational LAssociation Lof LColleges Lof LMortuary LScience, Land Lthe LUniversity
LMortuary LScience LEducation LAssociation Land Lwhich Lhas Las Lits Lobject Lthe Lfurtherance Lof
Leducation Lin Lthe Lfield Lof Lf Luneral Lservice Land Lin Lfields Lnecessary Lto, Lor Lallied Lwith, Lthe Lfield Lof
Lfuneral Lservice, Land Lfurther Lto Lform L ulate L standards Lof Lfuneral Lservice L education L and L to L grant
L accreditation L to L qualified L schools L and L college Ls Lof Lmortuary Lscience Land Lto L do L all Lthings
Lincidental Lto L the Lforegoing. L- LCORRECT LANSWER L-
American L Board L of L Funeral L Service L Education
Any Lperson Lengaged Lin Lthe Lstudy Lof Lthe Lart Lof Lembalming Lunder Lthe Linstructions Land Lsupervision
Lof La Ll Licensed Lembalmer Lpracticing Lin Lthis Lstate. L- LCORRECT LANSWER L-Apprentice Lembalmer
Any Lperson Loperating Lunder Lor Lin Lassociation Lwith La Lfuneral Ldirector Lfor Lthe Lpurpose Lof
Llearning Lthe Lb Lusiness Lor Lprofession Lof Lfuneral Ldirector, Lto Lthe Lend Lthat Lhe Lor Lshe Lmay
Lbecome Llicensed Lunder Lthis Lch Lapter L- LCORRECT LANSWER L-APPRENTICE LFUNERAL LDIRECTOR
A Lperson Lat Lleast L18 Lyears Lof Lage, Lexcept Lin Lthe Lcase Lof La Lsurviving Lspouse Lor Lparent, Lwho Lis
Llegally Lent L itled Lto Lorder Lthe Lcremation Lor Lfinal Ldisposition Lof Lparticular Lhuman Lremains. L-
LCORRECT LANSWER L- LAuthorizing Lagent
The L Alabama L Board Lof L Funeral L Service. L - L CORRECT L ANSWER L -Board
Any Litem Lof Lservice Lor Lmerchandise Ldescribed Lto La Lpurchaser Lusing Lthe Lterm Lcash Ladvance,
Laccommod Lation, Lcash Ldisbursement, Lor Lsimilar Lterm. LA Lcash Ladvance Litem Lis Lalso Lany Litem
Lobtained Lfrom La Lthird Lparty Land Lpaid Lfor Lby La Lfuneral Lprovider Lon Lbehalf Lof La Lpurchaser. L-
LCORRECT LANSWER L-
Cash L Advance L Items
a. Cemetery L or L crematory L services.
b. Pallbearers.
c. Public, Lor Lother, Ltransportation.
d. Clergy L honoraria.
e. Flowers.
f. Musicians L or L singers.
g. Nurses.
h. Obituary L notices.
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
A school or college approved by the Alabama Board of Funeral Service and which maintains a course o
f instruction of not less than 48 calendar weeks or four academic quarters or college terms and which
gives a course of instruction in the fundamental subjects including, but not limited to, the following: -
CORRECT ANSWER -accredited school
A school or college approved by the Alabama Board of Funeral Service and which maintains a course o
f instruction of not less than 48 calendar weeks or four academic quarters or college terms and which
gives a course of instruction in the fundamental subjects including, but not limited to, the following: -
CORRECT ANSWER -COLLEGE OF MORTUARY SCIENCE
a. Mortuary management and administration.
b. Legal medicine and toxicology as it pertains to funeral directing.
c. Public health, hygiene, and sanitary science.
d. Mortuary science, to include embalming technique, in all its aspects; chemistry of embalming, color
harmony; discoloration, its causes, effects, and treatment; treatment of special cases; restorative art; f
uneral management; and professional ethics.
e. Anatomy and physiology.
f. Chemistry, organic and inorganic.
g. Pathology.
h. Bacteriology.
i. Sanitation and hygiene.
j. Public health regulations.
k. Other courses of instruction in fundamental subjects as may be prescribed by the Alabama Board of
Funeral Service. - CORRECT ANSWER -Fundamental Subjects
The technical process that reduces human remains to bone fragments using heat, water, and chemical
agents. - CORRECT ANSWER -Alkaline hydrolysis
That funeral service educational organization which is an agency granted official recognition by the Uni
ted States Secretary of Education and which is composed of members representing the American Asso
ciation of College of Mortuary Science, the Conference of Funeral Service Examining Board of the Unit
, ed LStates, LInc., Lthe LNational LAssociation Lof LColleges Lof LMortuary LScience, Land Lthe LUniversity
LMortuary LScience LEducation LAssociation Land Lwhich Lhas Las Lits Lobject Lthe Lfurtherance Lof
Leducation Lin Lthe Lfield Lof Lf Luneral Lservice Land Lin Lfields Lnecessary Lto, Lor Lallied Lwith, Lthe Lfield Lof
Lfuneral Lservice, Land Lfurther Lto Lform L ulate L standards Lof Lfuneral Lservice L education L and L to L grant
L accreditation L to L qualified L schools L and L college Ls Lof Lmortuary Lscience Land Lto L do L all Lthings
Lincidental Lto L the Lforegoing. L- LCORRECT LANSWER L-
American L Board L of L Funeral L Service L Education
Any Lperson Lengaged Lin Lthe Lstudy Lof Lthe Lart Lof Lembalming Lunder Lthe Linstructions Land Lsupervision
Lof La Ll Licensed Lembalmer Lpracticing Lin Lthis Lstate. L- LCORRECT LANSWER L-Apprentice Lembalmer
Any Lperson Loperating Lunder Lor Lin Lassociation Lwith La Lfuneral Ldirector Lfor Lthe Lpurpose Lof
Llearning Lthe Lb Lusiness Lor Lprofession Lof Lfuneral Ldirector, Lto Lthe Lend Lthat Lhe Lor Lshe Lmay
Lbecome Llicensed Lunder Lthis Lch Lapter L- LCORRECT LANSWER L-APPRENTICE LFUNERAL LDIRECTOR
A Lperson Lat Lleast L18 Lyears Lof Lage, Lexcept Lin Lthe Lcase Lof La Lsurviving Lspouse Lor Lparent, Lwho Lis
Llegally Lent L itled Lto Lorder Lthe Lcremation Lor Lfinal Ldisposition Lof Lparticular Lhuman Lremains. L-
LCORRECT LANSWER L- LAuthorizing Lagent
The L Alabama L Board Lof L Funeral L Service. L - L CORRECT L ANSWER L -Board
Any Litem Lof Lservice Lor Lmerchandise Ldescribed Lto La Lpurchaser Lusing Lthe Lterm Lcash Ladvance,
Laccommod Lation, Lcash Ldisbursement, Lor Lsimilar Lterm. LA Lcash Ladvance Litem Lis Lalso Lany Litem
Lobtained Lfrom La Lthird Lparty Land Lpaid Lfor Lby La Lfuneral Lprovider Lon Lbehalf Lof La Lpurchaser. L-
LCORRECT LANSWER L-
Cash L Advance L Items
a. Cemetery L or L crematory L services.
b. Pallbearers.
c. Public, Lor Lother, Ltransportation.
d. Clergy L honoraria.
e. Flowers.
f. Musicians L or L singers.
g. Nurses.
h. Obituary L notices.
