NYS FUNERAL LAW EXAM STUDY GUIDE
Practice Questions and Answers 2026 |
Updated Revision Pack | Grade A+
• Display of Signs -✓✓1) Lettering infront of Funeral Home MUST be a
minimum of 1.5 inches tall.
2) Casket Showroom lettering MUST be a minimum .5 inch.
3) MUST be conspicuously displayed.
• Food and Beverage -✓✓NOT Prohibited in the Funeral Home; is
ALLOWED
• Must a Funeral firm display a sign outside the building? -✓✓Yes, a
sign MUST be displayed outside the building. Lettering MUST be a 1.5
inch minimum.
• Can non-licensed funeral home employees have buisness cards? -
✓✓No. Only a Funeral Director with license can have business cards.
• How do New York State laws govern advertising in relation to funeral
homes? -✓✓1) A sign in front with the name as registered;
2) Lettering MUST be a minimum of 1.5 inches.
3) Buisness Cards ONLY for Funeral Directors.
4) Must disclose if your Funeral License is inactive.
, • In New York State, is it legal to serve food and beverages in the
funeral home? -✓✓YES! Food and beverages may be served in a
funeral home.
• Who may execute an anatomical gift? -✓✓1) Anyone over the age of
18 of "sound mind",
2) next of kin, or
3) designated agent;
may execute an anatomical gift.
• Can Anatomical Gifts be executed through a will? -✓✓Yes;
Anatomical Gifts MAY be executed through a will.
• Can a funeral home require that funeral bills be paid in advanced? -
✓✓Yes, a funeral home MAY require funeral bills be paid in advance.
HOWEVER, "paid In Advance", MUST be disclosed in your itemization
statement or agreement.
All customers must be treated equally.
• Can a funeral home charge interest on an unpaid balance? If so, how
much? -✓✓Yes, interest MAY be charged on an unpaid balance. The
maximum rate of interest that a funeral home can charge is 16% per
year; pursuant to the NYS banking law.
Practice Questions and Answers 2026 |
Updated Revision Pack | Grade A+
• Display of Signs -✓✓1) Lettering infront of Funeral Home MUST be a
minimum of 1.5 inches tall.
2) Casket Showroom lettering MUST be a minimum .5 inch.
3) MUST be conspicuously displayed.
• Food and Beverage -✓✓NOT Prohibited in the Funeral Home; is
ALLOWED
• Must a Funeral firm display a sign outside the building? -✓✓Yes, a
sign MUST be displayed outside the building. Lettering MUST be a 1.5
inch minimum.
• Can non-licensed funeral home employees have buisness cards? -
✓✓No. Only a Funeral Director with license can have business cards.
• How do New York State laws govern advertising in relation to funeral
homes? -✓✓1) A sign in front with the name as registered;
2) Lettering MUST be a minimum of 1.5 inches.
3) Buisness Cards ONLY for Funeral Directors.
4) Must disclose if your Funeral License is inactive.
, • In New York State, is it legal to serve food and beverages in the
funeral home? -✓✓YES! Food and beverages may be served in a
funeral home.
• Who may execute an anatomical gift? -✓✓1) Anyone over the age of
18 of "sound mind",
2) next of kin, or
3) designated agent;
may execute an anatomical gift.
• Can Anatomical Gifts be executed through a will? -✓✓Yes;
Anatomical Gifts MAY be executed through a will.
• Can a funeral home require that funeral bills be paid in advanced? -
✓✓Yes, a funeral home MAY require funeral bills be paid in advance.
HOWEVER, "paid In Advance", MUST be disclosed in your itemization
statement or agreement.
All customers must be treated equally.
• Can a funeral home charge interest on an unpaid balance? If so, how
much? -✓✓Yes, interest MAY be charged on an unpaid balance. The
maximum rate of interest that a funeral home can charge is 16% per
year; pursuant to the NYS banking law.
