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HomeBusiness and Professions CodeDiv. 3Ch. 12Art. 2§ 7615 Funeral Director Licensing Requirements

§ 7615 Funeral Director Licensing Requirements

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§ 7615 Funeral Director Licensing Requirements

Key Takeaways

  • •A funeral director is someone who handles dead bodies for burial or transportation.
  • •They can also run a place where dead bodies are kept or prepared.
  • •If someone calls themselves a 'funeral director,' 'undertaker,' or 'mortician,' they must follow these rules.

Example

A person opens a business called 'Smith’s Funeral Home' and offers to prepare bodies for burial.

This person must follow the rules for funeral directors because they are handling dead bodies and using a title that says they do this work.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 7615 Funeral Director Licensing Requirements

A funeral director is a person engaged in or conducting, or holding himself or herself out as engaged in any of the following: (a) Preparing for the transportation or burial or disposal, or directing and supervising for transportation or burial or disposal of human remains. (b) Maintaining an establishment for the preparation for the transportation or disposition or for the care of human remains. (c) Using, in connection with his or her name, the words “funeral director,” or “undertaker,” or “mortician,” or any other title implying that he or she is engaged as a funeral director. (Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1151, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

funeral director,undertaker,mortician,disposalportestablishmentpreparationdisposition

Related Statutes

  • § 7616 Funeral Establishment Requirements
  • § 7628 Funeral Establishment Relocation Rules
  • § 7630 Funeral Trust Fund Assignment
  • § 7672.7 Cremated Remains Disposal Reports
  • § 4940 Acupuncture Training Supervision Standards

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Business and Professions Code. Section 7615.
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