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NC FUNERAL LAW PRACTICE EXAM
/STUDY GUIDE 2026 ALL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS ALREADY
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How many Board members are appointed by the General Assembly
through a recommendation by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
- ANSWER- One.
How long should a crematory operator keep all applicable records
(authorizations, waivers, statements, and reports) and make them
available and subject to the Board's inspection? - ANSWER- Three
years.
When an out-of-state licensee wishes to obtain North Carolina licensure,
is it necessary that the person submit a photograph of himself or herself
to the Board? - ANSWER- Yes.
In computing continuing education (CE) credits, which one of the
following may be allowed to generate credit- within certain guidelines? -
ANSWER- Question and answer sessions.
There is a total of ____ unlicensed personnel on the Board of Funeral
Service. - ANSWER- Two.
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Are funeral homes allowed to offer free embalming in their mutual
burial association plans to consumers? - ANSWER- No.
Trust accounts shall be carried in the name of the preneed funeral
licensee as _____ - ANSWER- Trustee.
The Board members appointed by the General Assembly and
recommended by the Speaker of the House ____ be a licensee. -
ANSWER- Shall not.
In North Carolina, it is a legal requirement that all licenses by signed by-
- ANSWER- The president and secretary of the Board.
How long does the Crematory Authority chairman serve in that
capacity? - ANSWER- One year.
Who provides inspectors with appropriate identification cards with
appropriate signatures? - ANSWER- The Attorney General of NC.
Jack has completed all of the necessary courses for the funeral directing
course at a mortuary school, but isn't yet a graduate of the mortuary
school. Is it possible for Jack to take his funeral directing test and get his
funeral directing license at this point? - ANSWER- No.
North Carolina law states that an apprenticeship or resident traineeship: -
ANSWER- May be completed before or after one's funeral education.
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No Board of funeral service board member shall serve more than ____
complete consecutive term(s). - ANSWER- Two.
Young-Rest Mortuary performed 199 funeral services last year. What is
the maximum number of resident trainees that they may have at one
time? - ANSWER- One.
Each burial assocation in North Carolina shall have for each funeral
home sponsoring the said burial association not more than ____ agents
or representatives soliciting members. (apart from the board of directors
or the secretary) - ANSWER- Five
Does the term "burial" apply only to earth burial? - ANSWER- No.
Nirmana is very happy. She received 20 hours of continuing education
during the past year. She knows that she can carry over a maximum of
_____ hours into the next year. - ANSWER- Five.
Is it lawful for a North Carolina burial association to merge with an
insurance company? - ANSWER- Yes.
The Board can suspend or fail to renew the license of someone that has-
- ANSWER- Has practiced gross immorality.
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A new crematory is not to be located in which of these sites? -
ANSWER- Walnut Street, zoned residential.
How long does a funeral director have to file a death certificate with a
local registrar? - ANSWER- Five days after the death.
All crematories in North Carolina shall have refrigeration facilities that
will contain at least ____ adult human body or bodies. - ANSWER-
Three.
If a preneed funeral contract is funded by a trust deposit or deposits, a
preneed licensee may retain, free of the trust, up to ____ % of any
payments made on a preneed funeral contract. - ANSWER- Ten.
Crematory units in NC shall have this type of pan within them: -
ANSWER- Ash collection.
What is the process that is used to reduce cremated human remains to
unidentifiable dimensions? - ANSWER- Pulverization.
Four members of the Board of Funeral Service are appointed by the
Governor from nominees recommended by: - ANSWER- The North
Carolina Funeral Directors Association.
Every NC Burial association with assets less than $10,000. shall have a
secretary or secretary/treasurer that shall have a bond payable to the
Board of Funeral Service as trustee for the burial association. This bond
NC FUNERAL LAW PRACTICE EXAM
/STUDY GUIDE 2026 ALL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS ALREADY
A GRADED |NEW AND REVISED
How many Board members are appointed by the General Assembly
through a recommendation by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
- ANSWER- One.
How long should a crematory operator keep all applicable records
(authorizations, waivers, statements, and reports) and make them
available and subject to the Board's inspection? - ANSWER- Three
years.
When an out-of-state licensee wishes to obtain North Carolina licensure,
is it necessary that the person submit a photograph of himself or herself
to the Board? - ANSWER- Yes.
In computing continuing education (CE) credits, which one of the
following may be allowed to generate credit- within certain guidelines? -
ANSWER- Question and answer sessions.
There is a total of ____ unlicensed personnel on the Board of Funeral
Service. - ANSWER- Two.
,2|Page
Are funeral homes allowed to offer free embalming in their mutual
burial association plans to consumers? - ANSWER- No.
Trust accounts shall be carried in the name of the preneed funeral
licensee as _____ - ANSWER- Trustee.
The Board members appointed by the General Assembly and
recommended by the Speaker of the House ____ be a licensee. -
ANSWER- Shall not.
In North Carolina, it is a legal requirement that all licenses by signed by-
- ANSWER- The president and secretary of the Board.
How long does the Crematory Authority chairman serve in that
capacity? - ANSWER- One year.
Who provides inspectors with appropriate identification cards with
appropriate signatures? - ANSWER- The Attorney General of NC.
Jack has completed all of the necessary courses for the funeral directing
course at a mortuary school, but isn't yet a graduate of the mortuary
school. Is it possible for Jack to take his funeral directing test and get his
funeral directing license at this point? - ANSWER- No.
North Carolina law states that an apprenticeship or resident traineeship: -
ANSWER- May be completed before or after one's funeral education.
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No Board of funeral service board member shall serve more than ____
complete consecutive term(s). - ANSWER- Two.
Young-Rest Mortuary performed 199 funeral services last year. What is
the maximum number of resident trainees that they may have at one
time? - ANSWER- One.
Each burial assocation in North Carolina shall have for each funeral
home sponsoring the said burial association not more than ____ agents
or representatives soliciting members. (apart from the board of directors
or the secretary) - ANSWER- Five
Does the term "burial" apply only to earth burial? - ANSWER- No.
Nirmana is very happy. She received 20 hours of continuing education
during the past year. She knows that she can carry over a maximum of
_____ hours into the next year. - ANSWER- Five.
Is it lawful for a North Carolina burial association to merge with an
insurance company? - ANSWER- Yes.
The Board can suspend or fail to renew the license of someone that has-
- ANSWER- Has practiced gross immorality.
, 4|Page
A new crematory is not to be located in which of these sites? -
ANSWER- Walnut Street, zoned residential.
How long does a funeral director have to file a death certificate with a
local registrar? - ANSWER- Five days after the death.
All crematories in North Carolina shall have refrigeration facilities that
will contain at least ____ adult human body or bodies. - ANSWER-
Three.
If a preneed funeral contract is funded by a trust deposit or deposits, a
preneed licensee may retain, free of the trust, up to ____ % of any
payments made on a preneed funeral contract. - ANSWER- Ten.
Crematory units in NC shall have this type of pan within them: -
ANSWER- Ash collection.
What is the process that is used to reduce cremated human remains to
unidentifiable dimensions? - ANSWER- Pulverization.
Four members of the Board of Funeral Service are appointed by the
Governor from nominees recommended by: - ANSWER- The North
Carolina Funeral Directors Association.
Every NC Burial association with assets less than $10,000. shall have a
secretary or secretary/treasurer that shall have a bond payable to the
Board of Funeral Service as trustee for the burial association. This bond
