Virginia § 54.1-2813 License for the practice of funeral service

Virginia Statutes

§ 54.1-2813 — License for the practice of funeral service

Virginia § 54.1-2813

JurisdictionVirginia

Title 54.1PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Subtitle IIIPROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS REGULATED BY BOARDS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS

Ch. 28FUNERAL SERVICES

Art. 3LICENSURE OF THE PRACTICE OF FUNERAL SERVICE, FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS

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Bluebook

Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-2813 (2026).

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To be licensed for the practice of funeral service, a person shall (i) be at least 18 years of age;

(ii)hold a high school diploma or its equivalent;

(iii)have completed a funeral service internship prescribed by the Board in regulation;

(iv)have graduated from a school of mortuary science or funeral service approved by the Board; and (v) have passed the examination for licensure. The Board, in its discretion, may license an individual convicted of a felony if he has successfully fulfilled all conditions of sentencing, been pardoned, or has had his civil rights restored. The Board, in its discretion, may refuse to license an individual who has a criminal or disciplinary proceeding pending against him in any jurisdiction in the United States.

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To be licensed for the practice of funeral service, a person shall (i) be at least 18 years of age; (ii) hold a high school diploma or its equivalent; (iii) have completed a funeral service internship prescribed by the Board in regulation; (iv) have graduated from a school of mortuary science or funeral service approved by the Board; and (v) have passed the examination for licensure.

The Board, in its discretion, may license an individual convicted of a felony if he has successfully fulfilled all conditions of sentencing, been pardoned, or has had his civil rights restored.

The Board, in its discretion, may refuse to license an individual who has a criminal or disciplinary proceeding pending against him in any jurisdiction in the United States.

Legislative History

Code 1950, § 54-260.70; Code 1950, §§ 54-260.22 through 54-260.30, 54-260.32; 1956, c. 220; 1966, c. 284, § 54-260.70; 1972, c. 797; 1973, c. 296; 1974, c. 686; 1978, c. 849; 1986, c. 43; 1988, c. 765; 1990, c. 363; 2005, c. 477; 2006, c. 56.