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TEXAS STATE MORTUARY LAW EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS
COMPLETE 2026 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
BRAND NEW!!
Who is required to sign a purchase agreement for a cemetery
- ANSWER >>>>Operator of cemetery
A body kept in the receiving vault shall not be regarded as
disinterred until after the expiration date of how many days -
ANSWER >>>>30 days
Where can you build a crematory - ANSWER >>>>1. On
commercial embalming establishment property
2. Adjacent to a perpetual care cemetery or funeral
establishment
In the embalming formula C x V = C x V the variable V refers
to the - ANSWER >>>>Volume of the concentrate
The adult caskets that are not required to be full size may be
displayed - ANSWER >>>>1. Online
2.In a partial panel display
3. By video
If permission to embalm is oral the funeral establishment must
maintain - ANSWER >>>>1. Written document for 2 years
2. Name of the person authorizing embalming
3. The person relationship to the deceased
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A death certificate shall be filed with the local register District -
ANSWER >>>>Not later than the 10th day after the date of
death The attending physician shell complete the medical
certification not later than - ANSWER >>>>5 days after
receiving the death certificate
Licensed Funeral Directors must renew their license on -
ANSWER >>>>The last day on the licensee birth month
A Crematory must keep records on file for how many years for
each Cremations - ANSWER >>>>At least until the fifth
anniversary of the cremation
The mandatory continuing education subjects for each
renewal period for both funeral directors and embalmers are -
ANSWER
>>>>1. Vital statistics
2. Ethics
3. Laws Rules & regulations
A dead human body shall not be cremated within how many
hours after death unless this is waived by court order or
medical
examiner in writing - ANSWER >>>>48 hours
The funeral service petitioner must document attempt to
obtain
permission to embalm over a minimum of how many hours -
ANSWER >>>>3 hours
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The term unreasonable time refers to requirement to refund
excess funds within how many days from the date received -
ANSWER >>>>10 days
Regarding cremation containers human remains must be
placed in a cremation container that - ANSWER >>>>1.
Resistant to leakage
2. Is rigid for easy handling
3. Is made of combustible materials
Manifestation by words or other conduct which is a false
representation of a matter of fact is called - ANSWER
>>>>Misrepresentation
If cremated remains have not been claimed by the authorizing
agent, the cremated remains may not be disposed of earlier
than - ANSWER >>>>121st day
A person may dispose of cremated remains in which of the
following ways? - ANSWER >>>>1. Crypt
2. Grave
A certificate of fetal death shall be filed for any stillbirth, if the
period of gestation is at least - ANSWER >>>>20 weeks
The funeral director must transmit a Report of Death to the
local registrar in how many hours after assuming custody of a
dead
body - ANSWER >>>>24 hours
All records in a funeral establishment must be retained for a
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period of - ANSWER >>>>2 years
If a provisional licensee leaves the employment of a FDIC or
EIC, the FDIC or EIC must file an affidavit with the Texas
Funeral Service Commission within how many days of
employment termination - ANSWER >>>>15 days
The number of continuing education hours needed for
renewal of licensed funeral directors/embalmers is - ANSWER
>>>>16
All caskets must contain identification of the deceased
person, - ANSWER >>>>1. Person name
2. Date of birth
3. Date death
Funeral Establishment must renew their license every -
ANSWER
>>>>Year
True and accurate copies relating to the Statement of Funeral
Goods & Services Selected must be retained for what period -
ANSWER >>>>At least 2 years from the date of the
arrangements conference
How many complete cases must a provisional licensee
perform during the provisional license program - ANSWER
>>>>10
Funeral director and embalmer license are issued for a period
of - ANSWER >>>>2 years
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TEXAS STATE MORTUARY LAW EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS
COMPLETE 2026 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
BRAND NEW!!
Who is required to sign a purchase agreement for a cemetery
- ANSWER >>>>Operator of cemetery
A body kept in the receiving vault shall not be regarded as
disinterred until after the expiration date of how many days -
ANSWER >>>>30 days
Where can you build a crematory - ANSWER >>>>1. On
commercial embalming establishment property
2. Adjacent to a perpetual care cemetery or funeral
establishment
In the embalming formula C x V = C x V the variable V refers
to the - ANSWER >>>>Volume of the concentrate
The adult caskets that are not required to be full size may be
displayed - ANSWER >>>>1. Online
2.In a partial panel display
3. By video
If permission to embalm is oral the funeral establishment must
maintain - ANSWER >>>>1. Written document for 2 years
2. Name of the person authorizing embalming
3. The person relationship to the deceased
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A death certificate shall be filed with the local register District -
ANSWER >>>>Not later than the 10th day after the date of
death The attending physician shell complete the medical
certification not later than - ANSWER >>>>5 days after
receiving the death certificate
Licensed Funeral Directors must renew their license on -
ANSWER >>>>The last day on the licensee birth month
A Crematory must keep records on file for how many years for
each Cremations - ANSWER >>>>At least until the fifth
anniversary of the cremation
The mandatory continuing education subjects for each
renewal period for both funeral directors and embalmers are -
ANSWER
>>>>1. Vital statistics
2. Ethics
3. Laws Rules & regulations
A dead human body shall not be cremated within how many
hours after death unless this is waived by court order or
medical
examiner in writing - ANSWER >>>>48 hours
The funeral service petitioner must document attempt to
obtain
permission to embalm over a minimum of how many hours -
ANSWER >>>>3 hours
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The term unreasonable time refers to requirement to refund
excess funds within how many days from the date received -
ANSWER >>>>10 days
Regarding cremation containers human remains must be
placed in a cremation container that - ANSWER >>>>1.
Resistant to leakage
2. Is rigid for easy handling
3. Is made of combustible materials
Manifestation by words or other conduct which is a false
representation of a matter of fact is called - ANSWER
>>>>Misrepresentation
If cremated remains have not been claimed by the authorizing
agent, the cremated remains may not be disposed of earlier
than - ANSWER >>>>121st day
A person may dispose of cremated remains in which of the
following ways? - ANSWER >>>>1. Crypt
2. Grave
A certificate of fetal death shall be filed for any stillbirth, if the
period of gestation is at least - ANSWER >>>>20 weeks
The funeral director must transmit a Report of Death to the
local registrar in how many hours after assuming custody of a
dead
body - ANSWER >>>>24 hours
All records in a funeral establishment must be retained for a
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period of - ANSWER >>>>2 years
If a provisional licensee leaves the employment of a FDIC or
EIC, the FDIC or EIC must file an affidavit with the Texas
Funeral Service Commission within how many days of
employment termination - ANSWER >>>>15 days
The number of continuing education hours needed for
renewal of licensed funeral directors/embalmers is - ANSWER
>>>>16
All caskets must contain identification of the deceased
person, - ANSWER >>>>1. Person name
2. Date of birth
3. Date death
Funeral Establishment must renew their license every -
ANSWER
>>>>Year
True and accurate copies relating to the Statement of Funeral
Goods & Services Selected must be retained for what period -
ANSWER >>>>At least 2 years from the date of the
arrangements conference
How many complete cases must a provisional licensee
perform during the provisional license program - ANSWER
>>>>10
Funeral director and embalmer license are issued for a period
of - ANSWER >>>>2 years
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