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No license to operate a funeral establishment shall be issued by the Board unless each such funeral establishment has in charge, full time, a person licensed for the practice of funeral service or a licensed funeral director. Applications for funeral establishment licenses shall be made on forms furnished by the Board and filed by the owner or the registered agent of the corporation with the Board.\n\t\tEach funeral establishment license shall expire annually at a time prescribed by Board regulation. A license may be renewed within 30 days of its expiration. Upon expiration of the license, the Board shall notify each licensee of the provisions of this section. Renewal of a license after the expiration of the 30-day period shall be in the discretion of the Board.\n\t\tViolations of any provisions of this chapter or any Board regulations by any person, or an officer, agent or employee with the knowledge or consent of any person operating a funeral establishment shall be considered sufficient cause for suspension or revocation of the funeral establishment license.\n\t\tAn operator of a funeral establishment shall not allow any person licensed for the practice of funeral service to operate out of his funeral establishment unless the licensee is the operator or an employee of the operator of a licensed funeral establishment.\n\t\tIf the manager of the funeral service establishment is unable, for any reason, to exercise adequate supervision, direction, management, and control of the funeral establishment, the owner shall designate any funeral service licensee to serve as a temporary manager and notify the Board in writing within 14 days. If such inability of the manager exceeds 90 days or is expected to exceed 90 days, a new manager shall be designated and registered with the Board. At the conclusion of the 90-day period for designation of a new manager, a funeral service establishment which has failed to designate a new manager shall not operate as a funeral service establishment.\n\t\tWhen licensing funeral establishments, the Board may grant a hardship waiver from the requirement for a full-time manager licensed for the practice of funeral service or licensed as a funeral director, allowing the operation of two funeral establishments having in charge one full-time person licensed for the practice of funeral service or one licensed funeral director who divides his time between the two funeral establishments. Prior to granting a hardship waiver, the Board shall find that (i) the two establishments have been in operation for at least three years; (ii) the combined average number of funeral calls at the two establishments over the previous three years is no more than 135 per year; and (iii) the distance between the two establishments is 50 miles or less.\n\t\tPrior to granting a renewal of a license granted under a hardship waiver, the Board shall determine whether the requirements for license renewal under such waiver continue to exist.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":271357,"text":"No person shall conduct, maintain, manage or operate a funeral establishment unless a license for each such establishment has been issued by the Board. No license to operate a funeral establishment shall be issued by the Board unless each such funeral establishment has in charge, full time, a person licensed for the practice of funeral service or a licensed funeral director. Applications for funeral establishment licenses shall be made on forms furnished by the Board and filed by the owner or the registered agent of the corporation with the Board.\n\t\tEach funeral establishment license shall expire annually at a time prescribed by Board regulation. A license may be renewed within 30 days of its expiration. Upon expiration of the license, the Board shall notify each licensee of the provisions of this section. Renewal of a license after the expiration of the 30-day period shall be in the discretion of the Board.\n\t\tViolations of any provisions of this chapter or any Board regulations by any person, or an officer, agent or employee with the knowledge or consent of any person operating a funeral establishment shall be considered sufficient cause for suspension or revocation of the funeral establishment license.\n\t\tAn operator of a funeral establishment shall not allow any person licensed for the practice of funeral service to operate out of his funeral establishment unless the licensee is the operator or an employee of the operator of a licensed funeral establishment.\n\t\tIf the manager of the funeral service establishment is unable, for any reason, to exercise adequate supervision, direction, management, and control of the funeral establishment, the owner shall designate any funeral service licensee to serve as a temporary manager and notify the Board in writing within 14 days. If such inability of the manager exceeds 90 days or is expected to exceed 90 days, a new manager shall be designated and registered with the Board. At the conclusion of the 90-day period for designation of a new manager, a funeral service establishment which has failed to designate a new manager shall not operate as a funeral service establishment.\n\t\tWhen licensing funeral establishments, the Board may grant a hardship waiver from the requirement for a full-time manager licensed for the practice of funeral service or licensed as a funeral director, allowing the operation of two funeral establishments having in charge one full-time person licensed for the practice of funeral service or one licensed funeral director who divides his time between the two funeral establishments. Prior to granting a hardship waiver, the Board shall find that (i) the two establishments have been in operation for at least three years; (ii) the combined average number of funeral calls at the two establishments over the previous three years is no more than 135 per year; and (iii) the distance between the two establishments is 50 miles or less.\n\t\tPrior to granting a renewal of a license granted under a hardship waiver, the Board shall determine whether the requirements for license renewal under such waiver continue to exist.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":15568,"edition_id":1,"name":"Licensure of Funeral Establishments","identifier":"2","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13923,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:56:23","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:56:23","permalink":{"id":241825,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":15568,"identifier":"2","token":"54.1\/III\/28\/2","url":"\/54.1\/III\/28\/2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13923,"edition_id":1,"name":"Funeral Services","identifier":"28","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12758,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:46:19","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:46:19","permalink":{"id":241753,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13923,"identifier":"28","token":"54.1\/III\/28","url":"\/54.1\/III\/28\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12758,"edition_id":1,"name":"Professions and Occupations Regulated by Boards Within the Department of Health Professions","identifier":"III","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12754,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","permalink":{"id":241105,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12758,"identifier":"III","token":"54.1\/III","url":"\/54.1\/III\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12754,"edition_id":1,"name":"Professions and Occupations","identifier":"54.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","permalink":{"id":239313,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12754,"identifier":"54.1","token":"54.1","url":"\/54.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":75535,"structure_id":15568,"section_number":"54.1-2810","catch_line":"Licensure of funeral establishments","url":"\/54.1-2810\/","token":"54.1\/III\/28\/2\/54.1-2810","metadata":false},{"id":59562,"structure_id":15568,"section_number":"54.1-2811","catch_line":"Facility requirements","url":"\/54.1-2811\/","token":"54.1\/III\/28\/2\/54.1-2811","metadata":false},{"id":59378,"structure_id":15568,"section_number":"54.1-2811.1","catch_line":"Handling and storage of human remains","url":"\/54.1-2811.1\/","token":"54.1\/III\/28\/2\/54.1-2811.1","metadata":false},{"id":62203,"structure_id":15568,"section_number":"54.1-2812","catch_line":"Itemized statement and general price list of funeral expenses to be furnished","url":"\/54.1-2812\/","token":"54.1\/III\/28\/2\/54.1-2812","metadata":false}],"next_section":{"id":59562,"structure_id":15568,"section_number":"54.1-2811","catch_line":"Facility requirements","url":"\/54.1-2811\/","token":"54.1\/III\/28\/2\/54.1-2811","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/54.1-2810\/","history_text":"

The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 9 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1956, chapter 220; in 1972, chapter 797; in 1978, chapter 849; in 1988, chapter 765; in 1996, chapter 757<\/a>; in 2000, chapter 773<\/a>; in 2013, chapter 108<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 66<\/a>; in 2025, chapter 115<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":59678,"section_number":"54.1-2814.1","catch_line":"Registration as a cremator","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-2814.1\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":241827,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75535,"identifier":"54.1-2810","token":"54.1\/III\/28\/2\/54.1-2810","url":"\/54.1-2810\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-2810\/","token":"54.1\/III\/28\/2\/54.1-2810","dublin_core":{"Title":"Licensure of funeral establishments","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-2810","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

No person shall conduct, maintain, manage or operate a funeral establishment unless a license for each such establishment has been issued by the Board<\/span>. No license to operate a funeral establishment shall be issued by the Board<\/span> unless each such funeral establishment has in charge, full time, a person licensed for the practice of funeral service or a licensed funeral director<\/span>. Applications for funeral establishment licenses shall be made on forms furnished by the Board<\/span> and filed by the owner or the registered agent of the corporation with the Board<\/span>.\n\t\tEach funeral establishment license shall expire annually at a time prescribed by Board<\/span> regulation. A license may be renewed within 30 days of its expiration. Upon expiration of the license, the Board<\/span> shall notify each licensee of the provisions of this section. Renewal of a license after the expiration of the 30-day period shall be in the discretion of the Board<\/span>.\n\t\tViolations of any provisions of this chapter or any Board<\/span> regulations by any person, or an officer, agent or employee with the knowledge or consent of any person operating a funeral establishment shall be considered sufficient cause for suspension or revocation<\/span> of the funeral establishment license.\n\t\tAn operator of a funeral establishment shall not allow any person licensed for the practice of funeral service to operate out of his funeral establishment unless the licensee is the operator or an employee of the operator of a licensed funeral establishment.\n\t\tIf the manager of the funeral service establishment<\/span> is unable, for any reason, to exercise adequate supervision, direction, management, and control of the funeral establishment, the owner shall designate any funeral service licensee<\/span> to serve as a temporary manager and notify the Board<\/span> in writing within 14 days. If such inability of the manager exceeds 90 days or is expected to exceed 90 days, a new manager shall be designated and registered with the Board<\/span>. At the conclusion of the 90-day period for designation of a new manager, a funeral service establishment<\/span> which has failed to designate a new manager shall not operate as a funeral service establishment<\/span>.\n\t\tWhen licensing funeral establishments, the Board<\/span> may grant a hardship waiver<\/span> from the requirement for a full-time manager licensed for the practice of funeral service or licensed as a funeral director<\/span>, allowing the operation of two funeral establishments having in charge one full-time person licensed for the practice of funeral service or one licensed funeral director<\/span> who divides his time between the two funeral establishments. Prior to granting a hardship waiver<\/span>, the Board<\/span> shall find that (i) the two establishments have been in operation for at least three years; (ii) the combined average number of funeral calls at the two establishments over the previous three years is no more than 135 per year; and (iii) the distance between the two establishments is 50 miles or less.\n\t\tPrior to granting a renewal of a license granted under a hardship waiver<\/span>, the Board<\/span> shall determine whether the requirements for license renewal under such waiver<\/span> continue to exist.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLICENSURE OF FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENTS (\u00a7 54.1-2810)\n\nNo person shall conduct, maintain, manage or operate a funeral establishment\nunless a license for each such establishment has been issued by the Board. No\nlicense to operate a funeral establishment shall be issued by the Board unless\neach such funeral establishment has in charge, full time, a person licensed for\nthe practice of funeral service or a licensed funeral director. Applications for\nfuneral establishment licenses shall be made on forms furnished by the Board and\nfiled by the owner or the registered agent of the corporation with the Board.\n\t\tEach funeral establishment license shall expire annually at a time prescribed\nby Board regulation. A license may be renewed within 30 days of its expiration.\nUpon expiration of the license, the Board shall notify each licensee of the\nprovisions of this section. Renewal of a license after the expiration of the\n30-day period shall be in the discretion of the Board.\n\t\tViolations of any provisions of this chapter or any Board regulations by any\nperson, or an officer, agent or employee with the knowledge or consent of any\nperson operating a funeral establishment shall be considered sufficient cause\nfor suspension or revocation of the funeral establishment license.\n\t\tAn operator of a funeral establishment shall not allow any person licensed for\nthe practice of funeral service to operate out of his funeral establishment\nunless the licensee is the operator or an employee of the operator of a licensed\nfuneral establishment.\n\t\tIf the manager of the funeral service establishment is unable, for any reason,\nto exercise adequate supervision, direction, management, and control of the\nfuneral establishment, the owner shall designate any funeral service licensee to\nserve as a temporary manager and notify the Board in writing within 14 days. If\nsuch inability of the manager exceeds 90 days or is expected to exceed 90 days,\na new manager shall be designated and registered with the Board. At the\nconclusion of the 90-day period for designation of a new manager, a funeral\nservice establishment which has failed to designate a new manager shall not\noperate as a funeral service establishment.\n\t\tWhen licensing funeral establishments, the Board may grant a hardship waiver\nfrom the requirement for a full-time manager licensed for the practice of\nfuneral service or licensed as a funeral director, allowing the operation of two\nfuneral establishments having in charge one full-time person licensed for the\npractice of funeral service or one licensed funeral director who divides his\ntime between the two funeral establishments. Prior to granting a hardship\nwaiver, the Board shall find that (i) the two establishments have been in\noperation for at least three years; (ii) the combined average number of funeral\ncalls at the two establishments over the previous three years is no more than\n135 per year; and (iii) the distance between the two establishments is 50 miles\nor less.\n\t\tPrior to granting a renewal of a license granted under a hardship waiver, the\nBoard shall determine whether the requirements for license renewal under such\nwaiver continue to exist.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 54-260.39, 54-260.40; 1956, c. 220; 1972, c. 797, \u00a7\n54-260.73; 1974, 164; 1978, c. 849; 1988, c. 765; 1996, c. 757; 2000, c. 773;\n2013, c. 108; 2019, c. 66; 2025, c. 115.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}