California Funeral Director License Exam realistic questions and
answers with verified solutions grade A+ 2026.
embalmer - ANSWER: one who is duly qualified to disinfect or preserve human
remains by injection or external application of antiseptics, disinfectants, or
preservative fluids
apprentice embalmer - ANSWER: person engaged in the study of embalming under
the instruction and supervision of a licensed embalmer w/ 2 years practical
experience as a licensed embalmer
funeral director - ANSWER: person engaged in or conducting of preparing remains
for burial or disposal, maintaining an establishment, or using the title "funeral
director", "undertaker", or "mortician"
funeral establishment - ANSWER: place of business conducted in a building devoted
exclusively to those activities related to preparation and arrangement for
dispostion
trustee - ANSWER: banking institution or trust company handling funds
trustor - ANSWER: person who pays money
beneficiary - ANSWER: person for whom the services are arranged
corpus of the trust - ANSWER: all monies paid and securities delivered by trustor
where is the Funeral Directors & Embalmers Law found? - ANSWER: division 3,
chapter 12 of B&P code
what are the 3 functions of the cemetery and funeral bureau? - ANSWER: licensing,
regulatory, and disciplinary functions
,what is the highest priority for the cemetery and funeral bureau? - ANSWER:
protection of the public
according to the CA administrative protection act, the bureau may __________
relating to ____________. - ANSWER: adopt & enforce rules and regs; practice of
embalming, business of funeral directing, sanitary conditions for places of
business, apprentices and students, scope of exams, and carrying out provisions
relating to peace, health, safety, welfare and morals
what premises can the bureau inspect? - ANSWER: those in which the business of a
funeral director is conducted, embalming is practiced, or human remains stored
what funds support the cemetery and funeral bureau? - ANSWER: state funeral
directors & embalmers fund
the funeral directors and embalmers law does not apply to - ANSWER: officers of
public institution or medical college, hospitals, casket sellers, cemetery solely for
the interment of human dead
where can lawsuits against the bureau be filed and tried? - ANSWER: superior court
of county of sacramento, county of residence of plaintiff/petitioner, county where
act occurred
what are the statutory requirements to be funeral establishment? - ANSWER:
specific street address, storage room, prep room, managed by FDR, establishment
license
do all funeral establishments have to have a storage/prep room? if no, what are the
reqs for funeral establishments wishing to share either or both of these rooms? -
ANSWER: no; common ownership or contractual agreement within close
geographical proximity
when must a licensed funeral establishment employ a licensed funeral director? -
ANSWER: at all times
, do prep/storage rooms have to be at the same location as the funeral
establishment? - ANSWER: no
anyone using the words or title ________ in connection with his/her name must be a
________________. - ANSWER: "funeral director", "undertaker", "mortician"; licensed
funeral director
what other business can be conducted on the same premises as a funeral
establishment? - ANSWER: ambulance service
does each funeral establishment have to have a separate licensed funeral director
to manage? - ANSWER: no
the applicant for a funeral establishment license must be - ANSWER: 18 y/o, and
shall not have committed any acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of
licensure under section 480
the applicant for a funeral director license must be - ANSWER: 18 y/o, possesses an
AA or AS or equivalent, and shall not have committed any crimes constituting
grounds for denial of licensure under section 480
do licensed funeral directors have to be employed by a licensed funeral
establishment to conduct funerals? - ANSWER: yes
does the applicant for the funeral director license have to be employed at a funeral
establishment? - ANSWER: no
what subjects are covered on the funeral director exam? - ANSWER: signs of death,
manner by which death may be determined, laws governing the prep, burial,
disposal of human remains, and the shipment of bodies dying from
infection/contagious diseases, local health and sanitary ordinances, and regs
relating to funeral directing & embalming
does every funeral establishment have to have a funeral establishment license? -
ANSWER: yes
answers with verified solutions grade A+ 2026.
embalmer - ANSWER: one who is duly qualified to disinfect or preserve human
remains by injection or external application of antiseptics, disinfectants, or
preservative fluids
apprentice embalmer - ANSWER: person engaged in the study of embalming under
the instruction and supervision of a licensed embalmer w/ 2 years practical
experience as a licensed embalmer
funeral director - ANSWER: person engaged in or conducting of preparing remains
for burial or disposal, maintaining an establishment, or using the title "funeral
director", "undertaker", or "mortician"
funeral establishment - ANSWER: place of business conducted in a building devoted
exclusively to those activities related to preparation and arrangement for
dispostion
trustee - ANSWER: banking institution or trust company handling funds
trustor - ANSWER: person who pays money
beneficiary - ANSWER: person for whom the services are arranged
corpus of the trust - ANSWER: all monies paid and securities delivered by trustor
where is the Funeral Directors & Embalmers Law found? - ANSWER: division 3,
chapter 12 of B&P code
what are the 3 functions of the cemetery and funeral bureau? - ANSWER: licensing,
regulatory, and disciplinary functions
,what is the highest priority for the cemetery and funeral bureau? - ANSWER:
protection of the public
according to the CA administrative protection act, the bureau may __________
relating to ____________. - ANSWER: adopt & enforce rules and regs; practice of
embalming, business of funeral directing, sanitary conditions for places of
business, apprentices and students, scope of exams, and carrying out provisions
relating to peace, health, safety, welfare and morals
what premises can the bureau inspect? - ANSWER: those in which the business of a
funeral director is conducted, embalming is practiced, or human remains stored
what funds support the cemetery and funeral bureau? - ANSWER: state funeral
directors & embalmers fund
the funeral directors and embalmers law does not apply to - ANSWER: officers of
public institution or medical college, hospitals, casket sellers, cemetery solely for
the interment of human dead
where can lawsuits against the bureau be filed and tried? - ANSWER: superior court
of county of sacramento, county of residence of plaintiff/petitioner, county where
act occurred
what are the statutory requirements to be funeral establishment? - ANSWER:
specific street address, storage room, prep room, managed by FDR, establishment
license
do all funeral establishments have to have a storage/prep room? if no, what are the
reqs for funeral establishments wishing to share either or both of these rooms? -
ANSWER: no; common ownership or contractual agreement within close
geographical proximity
when must a licensed funeral establishment employ a licensed funeral director? -
ANSWER: at all times
, do prep/storage rooms have to be at the same location as the funeral
establishment? - ANSWER: no
anyone using the words or title ________ in connection with his/her name must be a
________________. - ANSWER: "funeral director", "undertaker", "mortician"; licensed
funeral director
what other business can be conducted on the same premises as a funeral
establishment? - ANSWER: ambulance service
does each funeral establishment have to have a separate licensed funeral director
to manage? - ANSWER: no
the applicant for a funeral establishment license must be - ANSWER: 18 y/o, and
shall not have committed any acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of
licensure under section 480
the applicant for a funeral director license must be - ANSWER: 18 y/o, possesses an
AA or AS or equivalent, and shall not have committed any crimes constituting
grounds for denial of licensure under section 480
do licensed funeral directors have to be employed by a licensed funeral
establishment to conduct funerals? - ANSWER: yes
does the applicant for the funeral director license have to be employed at a funeral
establishment? - ANSWER: no
what subjects are covered on the funeral director exam? - ANSWER: signs of death,
manner by which death may be determined, laws governing the prep, burial,
disposal of human remains, and the shipment of bodies dying from
infection/contagious diseases, local health and sanitary ordinances, and regs
relating to funeral directing & embalming
does every funeral establishment have to have a funeral establishment license? -
ANSWER: yes
