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Florida Funeral Law II Exam Questions
and Answers Latest Updated | Graded
A+.
Purposes of Chapter 497 - (ANSWER)Protect the right to make decisions
regarding disposition; Protect consumer regarding purchase of funeral goods &
services; Establish minimum standards
To whom may a refrigeration facility offer its services? - (ANSWER)Anyone in the
funeral business
What is the amount of the fee imposed upon initial licensure and each renewal
thereof to combat unlicensed activity? - (ANSWER)$5
How many years prior to an application, must an applicant have no conviction of
guilt of a crime in order for the application to be considered complete? -
(ANSWER)10 years
May a person with a limited license engage in preneed sales? - (ANSWER)No
May a direct disposer who is working at a funeral establishment make
arrangements for a direct cremation? - (ANSWER)No
When transporting a hospice patient, the family requests that the funeral
directors making the removal leave the decedent's head uncovered while in the
removal vehicle. What should be done in this instance, regarding the covering of
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the head and the transportation? - (ANSWER)The remains must remain covered,
explain statute to the family
What must cinerator facility personnel have in place to minimize incidental co-
mingling of cremated remains? - (ANSWER)A written plan
Application fee for centralized embalming facility - (ANSWER)$755 (Yr. 1 - odd
year), $530 (Yr.2 - even year)
Peaceful Rest Cemetery did $356,000 in gross sales this year. What is the renewal
fee for Peaceful Rest Cemetery? - (ANSWER)$905
How much money must be deposited into the care and maintenance trust fund
for a grave space that cost $200? - (ANSWER)$25 [minimum deposit]
How much money must be deposited into the Care and maintenance trust fund
for a $600 grave space? - (ANSWER)$60 [because 10% of the funds collected
must be deposited or a minimum of $25.00]
Mrs. Jennifer George has left a generous endowment of $10,000 to Peaceful Rest
Cemetery. How much must be placed into the Care and Maintenance Trust Fund?
- (ANSWER)All of it [because 100% of special endowment funds must be
deposited into a separate trust account or into the Care & Maintenance Trust
Fund]
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Mr. and Mrs. Johnson purchased 2 grave spaces for $650 each on March 4th. By
when must the cemetery company make the deposit into the care and
maintenance trust fund? - (ANSWER)30 days after the end of month that the
contract was sold in
On September 3, 2005, Peaceful Rest Cemetery sold the first space in the yet to
be constructed PR Mausoleum. The Mausoleum is to house 200 caskets. The
100th space was sold on April 10, 2007. By what date must construction begin on
the new mausoleum? By what date must the construction be completed? -
(ANSWER)Either within 4 years of the date of the first sale or when 50% of the
spaces have been sold. [In this case, right away because although it hasn't been 4
years since the 1st sale, 50% of the spaces have been sold.] Must be completed
within 5 years of date of first sale. [In this case, Sept. 3, 2010]
Which of the following functions can a cemetery require the consumer to
purchase from the cemetery and from no other entity? - (ANSWER)Care and
maintenance of cemetery; right to open & prepare spaces; initial sale of burial
right
What offense/penalty may a cemetery be subject to if they charge a $50 transfer
fee to transfer the burial rights for a specified space from one person to another?
- (ANSWER)None
Peaceful Rest Cemetery sets monuments in the cemetery. A family chose to use
Marble Monument to set a marker in Peaceful Rest Cemetery. Can Peaceful Rest
charge Marble Monument a fee for the installation of the monument? -
(ANSWER)No
Florida Funeral Law II Exam Questions
and Answers Latest Updated | Graded
A+.
Purposes of Chapter 497 - (ANSWER)Protect the right to make decisions
regarding disposition; Protect consumer regarding purchase of funeral goods &
services; Establish minimum standards
To whom may a refrigeration facility offer its services? - (ANSWER)Anyone in the
funeral business
What is the amount of the fee imposed upon initial licensure and each renewal
thereof to combat unlicensed activity? - (ANSWER)$5
How many years prior to an application, must an applicant have no conviction of
guilt of a crime in order for the application to be considered complete? -
(ANSWER)10 years
May a person with a limited license engage in preneed sales? - (ANSWER)No
May a direct disposer who is working at a funeral establishment make
arrangements for a direct cremation? - (ANSWER)No
When transporting a hospice patient, the family requests that the funeral
directors making the removal leave the decedent's head uncovered while in the
removal vehicle. What should be done in this instance, regarding the covering of
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the head and the transportation? - (ANSWER)The remains must remain covered,
explain statute to the family
What must cinerator facility personnel have in place to minimize incidental co-
mingling of cremated remains? - (ANSWER)A written plan
Application fee for centralized embalming facility - (ANSWER)$755 (Yr. 1 - odd
year), $530 (Yr.2 - even year)
Peaceful Rest Cemetery did $356,000 in gross sales this year. What is the renewal
fee for Peaceful Rest Cemetery? - (ANSWER)$905
How much money must be deposited into the care and maintenance trust fund
for a grave space that cost $200? - (ANSWER)$25 [minimum deposit]
How much money must be deposited into the Care and maintenance trust fund
for a $600 grave space? - (ANSWER)$60 [because 10% of the funds collected
must be deposited or a minimum of $25.00]
Mrs. Jennifer George has left a generous endowment of $10,000 to Peaceful Rest
Cemetery. How much must be placed into the Care and Maintenance Trust Fund?
- (ANSWER)All of it [because 100% of special endowment funds must be
deposited into a separate trust account or into the Care & Maintenance Trust
Fund]
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Mr. and Mrs. Johnson purchased 2 grave spaces for $650 each on March 4th. By
when must the cemetery company make the deposit into the care and
maintenance trust fund? - (ANSWER)30 days after the end of month that the
contract was sold in
On September 3, 2005, Peaceful Rest Cemetery sold the first space in the yet to
be constructed PR Mausoleum. The Mausoleum is to house 200 caskets. The
100th space was sold on April 10, 2007. By what date must construction begin on
the new mausoleum? By what date must the construction be completed? -
(ANSWER)Either within 4 years of the date of the first sale or when 50% of the
spaces have been sold. [In this case, right away because although it hasn't been 4
years since the 1st sale, 50% of the spaces have been sold.] Must be completed
within 5 years of date of first sale. [In this case, Sept. 3, 2010]
Which of the following functions can a cemetery require the consumer to
purchase from the cemetery and from no other entity? - (ANSWER)Care and
maintenance of cemetery; right to open & prepare spaces; initial sale of burial
right
What offense/penalty may a cemetery be subject to if they charge a $50 transfer
fee to transfer the burial rights for a specified space from one person to another?
- (ANSWER)None
Peaceful Rest Cemetery sets monuments in the cemetery. A family chose to use
Marble Monument to set a marker in Peaceful Rest Cemetery. Can Peaceful Rest
charge Marble Monument a fee for the installation of the monument? -
(ANSWER)No
