NORTH CAROLINA LAWS- PRACTICE
OF FUNERAL SERVICE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED
AND UPDATED)
How are the nine members of the board selected? - ANS 4- appointed by the governor from
nominees recommended by the NC Funeral Directors Association
2- appointed by the governor from nominees recommended by the FD and Morticians
association of NC
1- appointed by the governor who is licensed under this Article and who is not affiliated with
any funeral service trade association
1- appointed by the General Assembly, upon the recommendation of the President Pro Tempore
of the Senate. This member is not licensed under this article or employed by a person who is
licensed under this article
1- appointed by the General Assembly, upon the recommendation of the speaker of the house
of representatives. This member is not licensed under this article or employed by a person who
is licensed under this article
How long does a member of the board serve? - ANS Staggered 3 year terms, ending on
December 31. No member may serve more than two complete consecutive terms.
Vacancies - ANS Shall be appointed in the same manner as original appointment.
They shall serve the remaining term of those they are replacing.
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, Removal - ANS Anyone may be removed due to a neglect of duties, incompetence, or
unprofessional conduct
T or F: Before entering their duties as members of the board, each member must take and
subscribe to the oath of office prescribed for other State officers - ANS True
Advertisement - ANS The publication, dissemination, circulation or placing before the public,
or causing directly or indirectly to be made, published, disseminated or placed before the
public, any announcement or statement in a newspaper, magazine, or other publication, or in
the form of a book, notice, circular, pamphlet, letter, handbill, poster, bill, sign, placard, card,
label or tag, or over any radio, television station, or electronic medium
Board - ANS North Carolina Board of Funeral Service
Burial - ANS interment in any form, cremation and the transportation of the dead human
body as necessary therefor
Chapel - ANS a chapel or other facility separate from the funeral establishment premises for
the primary purpose of reposing of dead human bodies, visitation or funeral ceremony that is
owned, operated, or maintained by a funeral establishment under this article, and that does not
use the word funeral in its name, on a sign, in a directory, in advertising or in any other manner;
in which or on the premises of which there is not displayed any caskets or other funeral
merchandise; in which or on the premises of which there is not located any preparation room;
and which no owner, operator, employee, or agent thereof represents the chapel to be a funeral
establishment.
Dead Human Bodies - ANS includes fetuses beyond the second trimester and the ashes from
cremated bodies
Embalmer - ANS any person engaged in the practice of embalming
Embalming - ANS the preservation and disinfection or attempted preservation and
disinfection of dead human bodies by application of chemicals externally or internally or both
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
OF FUNERAL SERVICE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED
AND UPDATED)
How are the nine members of the board selected? - ANS 4- appointed by the governor from
nominees recommended by the NC Funeral Directors Association
2- appointed by the governor from nominees recommended by the FD and Morticians
association of NC
1- appointed by the governor who is licensed under this Article and who is not affiliated with
any funeral service trade association
1- appointed by the General Assembly, upon the recommendation of the President Pro Tempore
of the Senate. This member is not licensed under this article or employed by a person who is
licensed under this article
1- appointed by the General Assembly, upon the recommendation of the speaker of the house
of representatives. This member is not licensed under this article or employed by a person who
is licensed under this article
How long does a member of the board serve? - ANS Staggered 3 year terms, ending on
December 31. No member may serve more than two complete consecutive terms.
Vacancies - ANS Shall be appointed in the same manner as original appointment.
They shall serve the remaining term of those they are replacing.
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, Removal - ANS Anyone may be removed due to a neglect of duties, incompetence, or
unprofessional conduct
T or F: Before entering their duties as members of the board, each member must take and
subscribe to the oath of office prescribed for other State officers - ANS True
Advertisement - ANS The publication, dissemination, circulation or placing before the public,
or causing directly or indirectly to be made, published, disseminated or placed before the
public, any announcement or statement in a newspaper, magazine, or other publication, or in
the form of a book, notice, circular, pamphlet, letter, handbill, poster, bill, sign, placard, card,
label or tag, or over any radio, television station, or electronic medium
Board - ANS North Carolina Board of Funeral Service
Burial - ANS interment in any form, cremation and the transportation of the dead human
body as necessary therefor
Chapel - ANS a chapel or other facility separate from the funeral establishment premises for
the primary purpose of reposing of dead human bodies, visitation or funeral ceremony that is
owned, operated, or maintained by a funeral establishment under this article, and that does not
use the word funeral in its name, on a sign, in a directory, in advertising or in any other manner;
in which or on the premises of which there is not displayed any caskets or other funeral
merchandise; in which or on the premises of which there is not located any preparation room;
and which no owner, operator, employee, or agent thereof represents the chapel to be a funeral
establishment.
Dead Human Bodies - ANS includes fetuses beyond the second trimester and the ashes from
cremated bodies
Embalmer - ANS any person engaged in the practice of embalming
Embalming - ANS the preservation and disinfection or attempted preservation and
disinfection of dead human bodies by application of chemicals externally or internally or both
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
