Code of Virginia
Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations
Chapter 28 - Funeral Services

§ 54.1-2800. Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a...

§ 54.1-2801. Exemptions - A. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to...

§ 54.1-2802. Board; appointment; terms; vacancies; meetings; quorum - The Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers shall consist of...

§ 54.1-2803. Specific powers and duties of Board - In addition to the general powers and duties conferred in...

§ 54.1-2804. Licensing authority - The Board is authorized to determine the qualifications to enable...

§ 54.1-2805. Engaging in the practice of funeral services or the business of preneed funeral planning or acting as a funeral director or embalmer without a license - A. It shall be unlawful for any person to engage...

§ 54.1-2806. Refusal, suspension, or revocation of license, registration, or courtesy card - A. As used in this section, "license" shall include any...

§ 54.1-2807. Other prohibited activities - A. A person licensed for the practice of funeral service...

§ 54.1-2807.01. When next of kin disagree - A. In the absence of a designation under § 54.1-2825,...

§ 54.1-2807.02. Absence of next of kin - In the absence of a next of kin, a person...

§ 54.1-2807.1. Confidentiality of information on infectious diseases - All information received by any person practicing funeral services or...

§ 54.1-2808. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1998, c. 867.

§ 54.1-2808.1. Disposition of cremains - Except as otherwise provided in § 54.1-2808.2, a funeral director...

§ 54.1-2808.2. Identification of unclaimed cremains of veterans and eligible dependents - A. For the purposes of this section: "Eligible dependent" means...

§ 54.1-2808.3. Acceptance of third-party-provided caskets - A. When arrangements for funeral services have been made with...

§ 54.1-2809. Penalties - Any person, partnership, corporation, association, or its agents or employees...

§ 54.1-2810. Licensure of funeral establishments - No person shall conduct, maintain, manage or operate a funeral...

§ 54.1-2811. Facility requirements - A funeral service establishment shall contain a preparation room equipped...

§ 54.1-2811.1. Handling and storage of human remains - A. Upon taking custody of a dead human body, a...

§ 54.1-2812. Itemized statement and general price list of funeral expenses to be furnished - Every person licensed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter...

§ 54.1-2813. License for the practice of funeral service - To be licensed for the practice of funeral service, a...

§ 54.1-2814. Examination - Each applicant for license for the practice of funeral service...

§ 54.1-2814.1. Registration as a cremator - A. No crematorium, cemeterian, memorial society, or other establishment, organization,...

§ 54.1-2815. Application for license; how license signed; duration - All applications for examination for a license for the practice...

§ 54.1-2816. License renewal; failure to return renewal form - Prior to the expiration of a license, the Board shall...

§ 54.1-2816.1. Continuing education requirements; promulgation of regulations - A. The Board shall promulgate regulations governing continuing education requirements...

§ 54.1-2817. Funeral service interns - A person desiring to become a funeral service intern shall...

§ 54.1-2818. Registration and display of licenses - A copy of all licenses shall be displayed in a...

§ 54.1-2818.1. Prerequisites for cremation - No dead human body shall be cremated without permission of...

§ 54.1-2818.2. Inapplicability to officers of state and local institutions - Nothing in this article shall be applicable to any officer...

§ 54.1-2818.3. Applications for registration required - Any crematory shall apply for and receive a registration from...

§ 54.1-2818.4. Immunity from liability for services after organ and tissue donation - Unless such act, decision, or omission resulted from bad faith...

§ 54.1-2818.5. Request for life insurance information; notification of beneficiaries - A. In any case in which a funeral service provider...

§ 54.1-2819. Registration of surface transportation and removal services; penalty - Any person or private business, except a common carrier engaged...

§ 54.1-2820. Requirements of preneed funeral contracts - A. It shall be unlawful for any person residing or...

§ 54.1-2821. Exemptions - This article shall not apply to the preneed sale of...

§ 54.1-2822. Deposit of money received pursuant to preneed funeral contract - A. Within 30 days following the receipt of any money...

§ 54.1-2822.1. Funeral establishments to maintain preneed records - Every person selling preneed funeral contracts within this Commonwealth shall...

§ 54.1-2823. Exemption from levy, garnishment and distress - Any money, personal property or real property paid, delivered or...

§ 54.1-2824. Declaration of trust in consideration other than money - Within thirty days following the receipt of any personal property...

§ 54.1-2825. Person to make arrangements for funeral and disposition of remains - A. Any person may designate in a signed and notarized...