FLORIDA FUNERAL LAWS AND RULES EXAM
FINAL SCRIPT 2026 COMPLETE SOLUTION SET
◉ What happens to payments made to Care and Maintenance on
contracts that are cancelled Answer: They are credited against
future obligations to the fund, provided they have been refunded to
the purchaser.
◉ By what date are financial reports due regarding the Care and
Maintenance Trust fund? Answer: April 1
◉ May cemetery land be sold for anything other than cemetery use?
Answer: Yes, provided all disinterments have been handled and all
titles or burial rights have been revested by the licensee prior to the
sale.
◉ How many notices must be given to affected persons regarding
the sale of a cemetery for noncemetery use? Answer: Published 1
day per week for 4 consecutive weeks.
◉ What are NOT acceptable materials for the outer crypt sealing
panels? Answer: Must be permanent, fire-proof material; but plastic,
fiberglass and wood are not acceptable.
,◉ When does a cemetery need to begin construction of a proposed
section of mausoleum, columbaria or bank of below-ground crypts?
Answer: The first of either 4 years since the date of the first sale, or
when 50% of the spaces have been sold and purchase price received.
◉ When must mausoleum/columbaria construction be finished?
Answer: Within 5 years of date of first sale
◉ What is the extensions maximum allowable for construction of a
mauso/columb? Answer: 1 year
◉ What account must support a new construction or addition to a
cemetery? Answer: a pre-construction trust fund
◉ When are preconstruction trust fund deposits due? Answer:
Preconstruction trust fund payments shall be made within 30 days
after the end of the month in which payment is received.
◉ By what date must a trustee file a statement with the licensing
authority with regard to activities of the trust? Answer: On or before
April 1
◉ What must be disclosed on a cemetery contract? Answer:
Whether O/C is included on the contract
, ◉ Is a cemetery required to offer opening and closing fees on a
preneed contract? Answer: Yes
◉ May a Funeral Director be denied access to a cemetery for the
purposes of performing an interment? Answer: No
◉ Must ALL fees be disclosed on a cemetery contract? Answer: Yes
◉ Does Chapter 497 prohibit the interment of an animal's cremated
remains with a decedent? Answer: No, provided they are not
comingled with the decedent's cremains and it is at the
authorization of the legal representative.
◉ Standard adult grave space Answer: 96 inches in length X 42
inches wide
◉ What is the minimum soil depth above an OBC? Answer: 12
inches. Minimum may be waived by legal representative
◉ Reference markers for proposed section of burial space should be
how far apart? Answer: No more than 100ft
◉ Survey markers for planned development should be how far
apart? Answer: No more than 200ft
FINAL SCRIPT 2026 COMPLETE SOLUTION SET
◉ What happens to payments made to Care and Maintenance on
contracts that are cancelled Answer: They are credited against
future obligations to the fund, provided they have been refunded to
the purchaser.
◉ By what date are financial reports due regarding the Care and
Maintenance Trust fund? Answer: April 1
◉ May cemetery land be sold for anything other than cemetery use?
Answer: Yes, provided all disinterments have been handled and all
titles or burial rights have been revested by the licensee prior to the
sale.
◉ How many notices must be given to affected persons regarding
the sale of a cemetery for noncemetery use? Answer: Published 1
day per week for 4 consecutive weeks.
◉ What are NOT acceptable materials for the outer crypt sealing
panels? Answer: Must be permanent, fire-proof material; but plastic,
fiberglass and wood are not acceptable.
,◉ When does a cemetery need to begin construction of a proposed
section of mausoleum, columbaria or bank of below-ground crypts?
Answer: The first of either 4 years since the date of the first sale, or
when 50% of the spaces have been sold and purchase price received.
◉ When must mausoleum/columbaria construction be finished?
Answer: Within 5 years of date of first sale
◉ What is the extensions maximum allowable for construction of a
mauso/columb? Answer: 1 year
◉ What account must support a new construction or addition to a
cemetery? Answer: a pre-construction trust fund
◉ When are preconstruction trust fund deposits due? Answer:
Preconstruction trust fund payments shall be made within 30 days
after the end of the month in which payment is received.
◉ By what date must a trustee file a statement with the licensing
authority with regard to activities of the trust? Answer: On or before
April 1
◉ What must be disclosed on a cemetery contract? Answer:
Whether O/C is included on the contract
, ◉ Is a cemetery required to offer opening and closing fees on a
preneed contract? Answer: Yes
◉ May a Funeral Director be denied access to a cemetery for the
purposes of performing an interment? Answer: No
◉ Must ALL fees be disclosed on a cemetery contract? Answer: Yes
◉ Does Chapter 497 prohibit the interment of an animal's cremated
remains with a decedent? Answer: No, provided they are not
comingled with the decedent's cremains and it is at the
authorization of the legal representative.
◉ Standard adult grave space Answer: 96 inches in length X 42
inches wide
◉ What is the minimum soil depth above an OBC? Answer: 12
inches. Minimum may be waived by legal representative
◉ Reference markers for proposed section of burial space should be
how far apart? Answer: No more than 100ft
◉ Survey markers for planned development should be how far
apart? Answer: No more than 200ft
