CALIFORNIA FUNERAL DIRECTOR LICENSE
EXAM 127 ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ apprentice embalmer. Answer: person engaged in the study of
embalming under the instruction and supervision of a licensed
embalmer w/ 2 years practical experience as a licensed embalmer
◉ funeral director. Answer: person engaged in or conducting of
preparing remains for burial or disposal, maintaining an
establishment, or using the title "funeral director", "undertaker", or
"mortician"
◉ funeral establishment. Answer: place of business conducted in a
building devoted exclusively to those activities related to
preparation and arrangement for dispostion
◉ trustee. Answer: banking institution or trust company handling
funds
◉ trustor. Answer: person who pays money
◉ beneficiary. Answer: person for whom the services are arranged
,◉ corpus of the trust. Answer: all monies paid and securities
delivered by trustor
◉ where is the Funeral Directors & Embalmers Law found?. Answer:
division 3, chapter 12 of B&P code
◉ what are the 3 functions of the cemetery and funeral bureau?.
Answer: licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions
◉ what is the highest priority for the cemetery and funeral bureau?.
Answer: protection of the public
◉ according to the CA administrative protection act, the bureau may
__________ relating to ____________.. Answer: adopt & enforce rules and
regs; practice of embalming, business of funeral directing, sanitary
conditions for places of business, apprentices and students, scope of
exams, and carrying out provisions relating to peace, health, safety,
welfare and morals
◉ what premises can the bureau inspect?. Answer: those in which
the business of a funeral director is conducted, embalming is
practiced, or human remains stored
, ◉ what funds support the cemetery and funeral bureau?. Answer:
state funeral directors & embalmers fund
◉ the funeral directors and embalmers law does not apply to.
Answer: officers of public institution or medical college, hospitals,
casket sellers, cemetery solely for the interment of human dead
◉ where can lawsuits against the bureau be filed and tried?. Answer:
superior court of county of sacramento, county of residence of
plaintiff/petitioner, county where act occurred
◉ what are the statutory requirements to be funeral establishment?.
Answer: specific street address, storage room, prep room, managed
by FDR, establishment license
◉ do all funeral establishments have to have a storage/prep room? if
no, what are the reqs for funeral establishments wishing to share
either or both of these rooms?. Answer: no; common ownership or
contractual agreement within close geographical proximity
◉ when must a licensed funeral establishment employ a licensed
funeral director?. Answer: at all times
◉ do prep/storage rooms have to be at the same location as the
funeral establishment?. Answer: no
EXAM 127 ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ apprentice embalmer. Answer: person engaged in the study of
embalming under the instruction and supervision of a licensed
embalmer w/ 2 years practical experience as a licensed embalmer
◉ funeral director. Answer: person engaged in or conducting of
preparing remains for burial or disposal, maintaining an
establishment, or using the title "funeral director", "undertaker", or
"mortician"
◉ funeral establishment. Answer: place of business conducted in a
building devoted exclusively to those activities related to
preparation and arrangement for dispostion
◉ trustee. Answer: banking institution or trust company handling
funds
◉ trustor. Answer: person who pays money
◉ beneficiary. Answer: person for whom the services are arranged
,◉ corpus of the trust. Answer: all monies paid and securities
delivered by trustor
◉ where is the Funeral Directors & Embalmers Law found?. Answer:
division 3, chapter 12 of B&P code
◉ what are the 3 functions of the cemetery and funeral bureau?.
Answer: licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions
◉ what is the highest priority for the cemetery and funeral bureau?.
Answer: protection of the public
◉ according to the CA administrative protection act, the bureau may
__________ relating to ____________.. Answer: adopt & enforce rules and
regs; practice of embalming, business of funeral directing, sanitary
conditions for places of business, apprentices and students, scope of
exams, and carrying out provisions relating to peace, health, safety,
welfare and morals
◉ what premises can the bureau inspect?. Answer: those in which
the business of a funeral director is conducted, embalming is
practiced, or human remains stored
, ◉ what funds support the cemetery and funeral bureau?. Answer:
state funeral directors & embalmers fund
◉ the funeral directors and embalmers law does not apply to.
Answer: officers of public institution or medical college, hospitals,
casket sellers, cemetery solely for the interment of human dead
◉ where can lawsuits against the bureau be filed and tried?. Answer:
superior court of county of sacramento, county of residence of
plaintiff/petitioner, county where act occurred
◉ what are the statutory requirements to be funeral establishment?.
Answer: specific street address, storage room, prep room, managed
by FDR, establishment license
◉ do all funeral establishments have to have a storage/prep room? if
no, what are the reqs for funeral establishments wishing to share
either or both of these rooms?. Answer: no; common ownership or
contractual agreement within close geographical proximity
◉ when must a licensed funeral establishment employ a licensed
funeral director?. Answer: at all times
◉ do prep/storage rooms have to be at the same location as the
funeral establishment?. Answer: no
