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This law was first created in 2000. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 773<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2003, chapter 505<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":54979,"section_number":"54.1-2818.3","catch_line":"Applications for registration required","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-2818.3\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":75535,"section_number":"54.1-2810","catch_line":"Licensure of funeral establishments","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-2810\/"}],"permalink":{"id":241853,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59678,"identifier":"54.1-2814.1","token":"54.1\/III\/28\/3\/54.1-2814.1","url":"\/54.1-2814.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-2814.1\/","token":"54.1\/III\/28\/3\/54.1-2814.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Registration as a cremator","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-2814.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> No crematorium<\/span>, cemeterian, memorial society, or other establishment, organization, or person shall cremate<\/span> a dead human body without having registered with the Board<\/span> as a cremator<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall prescribe the procedures for registration under this section. Such procedures shall include a requirement that any crematory<\/span> registered with the Board<\/span> that engages in the practice of funeral services<\/span> operate in compliance with the provisions § 54.1-2810<\/a>. However, nothing in this subsection shall require a crematory<\/span> registered with the Board<\/span> to obtain a license as a funeral service establishment<\/span> as long as the crematory<\/span> provides cremation services directly to or for a licensed funeral service establishment<\/span> only and not to the general public. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Board<\/span> may suspend or revoke any crematory<\/span> registration or deny any application for such registration, or refuse to issue<\/span> or renew any such registration, if the Board<\/span> finds that the applicant or registrant has violated any provision of this chapter, the Board<\/span>’s regulations, or if the Board<\/span> finds the crematory<\/span> has operated or is operating in a manner that endangers the health, safety or welfare of the public. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREGISTRATION AS A CREMATOR (\u00a7 54.1-2814.1)\n\nA. No crematorium, cemeterian, memorial society, or other establishment,\norganization, or person shall cremate a dead human body without having\nregistered with the Board as a cremator.\n\nB. The Board shall prescribe the procedures for registration under this section.\nSuch procedures shall include a requirement that any crematory registered with\nthe Board that engages in the practice of funeral services operate in compliance\nwith the provisions § 54.1-2810. However, nothing in this subsection shall\nrequire a crematory registered with the Board to obtain a license as a funeral\nservice establishment as long as the crematory provides cremation services\ndirectly to or for a licensed funeral service establishment only and not to the\ngeneral public.\n\nC. The Board may suspend or revoke any crematory registration or deny any\napplication for such registration, or refuse to issue or renew any such\nregistration, if the Board finds that the applicant or registrant has violated\nany provision of this chapter, the Board’s regulations, or if the Board\nfinds the crematory has operated or is operating in a manner that endangers the\nhealth, safety or welfare of the public.\n\nHISTORY: 2000, c. 773; 2003, c. 505.","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}}