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The license of any person who does not submit the completed form prior to the date of expiration shall automatically expire. The Board shall immediately notify the person of the expiration and the reinstatement requirements. The Board shall reinstate an expired license upon receipt, within 30 days of the notice of expiration, of the completed form and the prescribed fee. Reinstatement after the 30-day period shall be at the discretion of the Board.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":243154,"text":"Prior to the expiration of a license, the Board shall provide to each person licensed to practice funeral service, embalming, or funeral directing a renewal notice to be submitted to the Board together with the prescribed fee. The Board shall provide renewal notices by mail or electronically to any licensee. The license of any person who does not submit the completed form prior to the date of expiration shall automatically expire. The Board shall immediately notify the person of the expiration and the reinstatement requirements. The Board shall reinstate an expired license upon receipt, within 30 days of the notice of expiration, of the completed form and the prescribed fee. 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This law was first created in 1978. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 849 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. Unfortunately, the 1978 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 1988, chapter 765; in 2005, chapter 477<\/a>; in 2018, chapter 101<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":241861,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67101,"identifier":"54.1-2816","token":"54.1\/III\/28\/3\/54.1-2816","url":"\/54.1-2816\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-2816\/","token":"54.1\/III\/28\/3\/54.1-2816","dublin_core":{"Title":"License renewal; failure to return renewal form","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-2816","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Prior to the expiration of a license, the Board<\/span> shall provide to each person licensed to practice funeral service, embalming<\/span>, or funeral directing<\/span> a renewal notice to be submitted to the Board<\/span> together with the prescribed fee. The Board<\/span> shall provide renewal notices by mail or electronically to any licensee. The license of any person who does not submit the completed form prior to the date of expiration shall automatically expire. The Board<\/span> shall immediately notify the person of the expiration and the reinstatement requirements. The Board<\/span> shall reinstate an expired license upon receipt, within 30 days of the notice of expiration, of the completed form and the prescribed fee. Reinstatement after the 30-day period shall be at the discretion of the Board<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLICENSE RENEWAL; FAILURE TO RETURN RENEWAL FORM (\u00a7 54.1-2816)\n\nPrior to the expiration of a license, the Board shall provide to each person\nlicensed to practice funeral service, embalming, or funeral directing a renewal\nnotice to be submitted to the Board together with the prescribed fee. The Board\nshall provide renewal notices by mail or electronically to any licensee. The\nlicense of any person who does not submit the completed form prior to the date\nof expiration shall automatically expire. The Board shall immediately notify the\nperson of the expiration and the reinstatement requirements. The Board shall\nreinstate an expired license upon receipt, within 30 days of the notice of\nexpiration, of the completed form and the prescribed fee. Reinstatement after\nthe 30-day period shall be at the discretion of the Board.\n\nHISTORY: 1978, c. 849, \u00a7 54-260.70:2; 1988, c. 765; 2005, c. 477; 2018, c. 101.","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}}