State of Georgia Funeral Service Laws and Rules ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\
Funeral Directors and Embalmers (43-18) Exam ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\
with accurate detailed answers ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\
Embalming and Funeral Directing without a license ✔✔ Declared a public nuisance, ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\
turned over to the superior court in county of practice, temporary injunction performed
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until qualification is secured.
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Punishment for failure to obtain licensure ✔✔ Monetary fine of between $100 - $500 per ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\
violation. Each day this occurs a new violation is created. ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\
To bury or not to bury ✔✔ A funeral director CANNOT try to influence the person in
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charge on this matter. ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\
Who supervises and is responsible for a funeral director apprentice ✔✔ Licensed funeral
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director or embalmer. ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\
Penalty for not supervising an apprentice. ✔✔ The funeral director or embalmer will be
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guilty of a misdemeanor. ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\
Proper identification of a deceased body. ✔✔ Name of the deceased, DOD, SSN, county and
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state of death, and serial number of prosthesis removed.
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Receiving cremated remains for a crematory ✔✔ The container with the remains must be ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\
labeled with name, DOD, and county and state of death.
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Funeral Directors and Embalmers (43-18) Exam ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\
with accurate detailed answers ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\
Embalming and Funeral Directing without a license ✔✔ Declared a public nuisance, ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\
turned over to the superior court in county of practice, temporary injunction performed
||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\
until qualification is secured.
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Punishment for failure to obtain licensure ✔✔ Monetary fine of between $100 - $500 per ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\
violation. Each day this occurs a new violation is created. ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\
To bury or not to bury ✔✔ A funeral director CANNOT try to influence the person in
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charge on this matter. ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\
Who supervises and is responsible for a funeral director apprentice ✔✔ Licensed funeral
||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\
director or embalmer. ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\
Penalty for not supervising an apprentice. ✔✔ The funeral director or embalmer will be
||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\
guilty of a misdemeanor. ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\
Proper identification of a deceased body. ✔✔ Name of the deceased, DOD, SSN, county and
||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\
state of death, and serial number of prosthesis removed.
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Receiving cremated remains for a crematory ✔✔ The container with the remains must be ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\ ||\\//|\
labeled with name, DOD, and county and state of death.
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