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The Board, in its discretion, may approve an application to be a funeral service intern for an individual convicted of a felony, if he has successfully fulfilled all conditions of sentencing, been pardoned, or has had his civil rights restored. The Board shall not, however, approve an application to be a funeral service intern for any person convicted of embezzlement or of violating subsection B of \u00a7 18.2-126.\n\t\tThe Board, in its discretion, may refuse to approve an application to be a funeral service intern for an individual who has a criminal or disciplinary proceeding pending against him in any jurisdiction in the United States.\n\t\tWhen the Board is satisfied as to the qualifications of an applicant, it shall issue a certificate of internship. When a funeral service intern wishes to receive in-service training from a person licensed for the practice of funeral service, a request shall be submitted to the Board. If such permission is granted and the funeral service intern later leaves the proctorship of the licensee whose service has been entered, the licensee shall give the funeral service intern an affidavit showing the length of time served with him. The affidavit shall be filed with the Board and made a matter of record in that office. Any funeral service intern seeking permission to continue in-service training shall submit a request to the Board.\n\t\tA certificate of internship shall be renewable as prescribed by the Board. The Board shall mail or send electronically at such time as it may prescribe by regulation, to each registered funeral service intern at his last known address, a notice that the renewal fee is due and that, if not paid by the prescribed time, a penalty fee shall be due in addition to the renewal fee.\n\t\tThe registration of any funeral service intern who is in the active military service of the United States may, at the discretion of the Board, be held in abeyance for the duration of his service. The Board may also waive the renewal fees for such military personnel.\n\t\tAll registered funeral service interns shall report to the Board on a schedule prescribed by the Board upon forms provided by the Board, showing the work which has been completed during the preceding period of internship. The data contained in the report shall be certified as correct by the person licensed for the practice of funeral service under whom he has served during this period and by the person licensed for the practice of funeral service owning or managing the funeral service establishment.\n\t\tBefore such funeral service intern becomes eligible to be examined for the practice of funeral service, evidence shall be presented along with an affidavit from any licensee under whom the intern worked showing that the intern has assisted in embalming at least 25 bodies and that the intern has assisted in conducting at least 25 funerals. In all applications of funeral service interns for licenses for the practice of funeral service, the eligibility of the applicant shall be determined by the records filed with the Board. The successful completion by any person of the internship shall not entitle him to any privilege except to be examined for such license.\n\t\tCredit shall not be allowed for any period of internship that has been completed more than three years prior to application for license or more than five years prior to examination for license. If all requirements for licensure are not completed within five years of initial application, the Board may deny an additional internship. A funeral service intern may continue to practice for up to 90 days from the completion of his internship or until he has taken and received the results of all examinations required by the Board. However, the Board may waive such limitation for any person in the armed service of the United States when application for the waiver is made in writing within six months of leaving service or if the Board determines that enforcement of the limitation will create an unreasonable hardship.\n\t\tThe Board shall have power to suspend or revoke a certificate of internship for violation of any provision of this chapter.\n\t\tNo more than two funeral service interns shall be concurrently registered under any one person licensed for the practice of funeral service, funeral directing or embalming. Each sponsor for a registered funeral service intern must be actively employed by or under contract with a funeral establishment.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":294400,"text":"A person desiring to become a funeral service intern shall apply on a form provided by the Board. The applicant shall attest that he holds a high school diploma or its equivalent. The Board, in its discretion, may approve an application to be a funeral service intern for an individual convicted of a felony, if he has successfully fulfilled all conditions of sentencing, been pardoned, or has had his civil rights restored. The Board shall not, however, approve an application to be a funeral service intern for any person convicted of embezzlement or of violating subsection B of \u00a7 18.2-126.\n\t\tThe Board, in its discretion, may refuse to approve an application to be a funeral service intern for an individual who has a criminal or disciplinary proceeding pending against him in any jurisdiction in the United States.\n\t\tWhen the Board is satisfied as to the qualifications of an applicant, it shall issue a certificate of internship. When a funeral service intern wishes to receive in-service training from a person licensed for the practice of funeral service, a request shall be submitted to the Board. If such permission is granted and the funeral service intern later leaves the proctorship of the licensee whose service has been entered, the licensee shall give the funeral service intern an affidavit showing the length of time served with him. The affidavit shall be filed with the Board and made a matter of record in that office. Any funeral service intern seeking permission to continue in-service training shall submit a request to the Board.\n\t\tA certificate of internship shall be renewable as prescribed by the Board. The Board shall mail or send electronically at such time as it may prescribe by regulation, to each registered funeral service intern at his last known address, a notice that the renewal fee is due and that, if not paid by the prescribed time, a penalty fee shall be due in addition to the renewal fee.\n\t\tThe registration of any funeral service intern who is in the active military service of the United States may, at the discretion of the Board, be held in abeyance for the duration of his service. The Board may also waive the renewal fees for such military personnel.\n\t\tAll registered funeral service interns shall report to the Board on a schedule prescribed by the Board upon forms provided by the Board, showing the work which has been completed during the preceding period of internship. The data contained in the report shall be certified as correct by the person licensed for the practice of funeral service under whom he has served during this period and by the person licensed for the practice of funeral service owning or managing the funeral service establishment.\n\t\tBefore such funeral service intern becomes eligible to be examined for the practice of funeral service, evidence shall be presented along with an affidavit from any licensee under whom the intern worked showing that the intern has assisted in embalming at least 25 bodies and that the intern has assisted in conducting at least 25 funerals. In all applications of funeral service interns for licenses for the practice of funeral service, the eligibility of the applicant shall be determined by the records filed with the Board. The successful completion by any person of the internship shall not entitle him to any privilege except to be examined for such license.\n\t\tCredit shall not be allowed for any period of internship that has been completed more than three years prior to application for license or more than five years prior to examination for license. If all requirements for licensure are not completed within five years of initial application, the Board may deny an additional internship. A funeral service intern may continue to practice for up to 90 days from the completion of his internship or until he has taken and received the results of all examinations required by the Board. However, the Board may waive such limitation for any person in the armed service of the United States when application for the waiver is made in writing within six months of leaving service or if the Board determines that enforcement of the limitation will create an unreasonable hardship.\n\t\tThe Board shall have power to suspend or revoke a certificate of internship for violation of any provision of this chapter.\n\t\tNo more than two funeral service interns shall be concurrently registered under any one person licensed for the practice of funeral service, funeral directing or embalming. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 12 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 1970, chapter 513; in 1972, chapter 797; in 1973, chapter 296; in 1974, chapter 157; in 1978, chapter 849; in 1981, chapter 258; in 1986, chapter 43; in 1988, chapter 765; in 2005, chapter 477<\/a>; in 2006, chapter 56<\/a>; in 2018, chapter 101<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":65511,"section_number":"54.1-2806","catch_line":"Refusal, suspension, or revocation of license, registration, or courtesy card","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-2806\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":75180,"section_number":"18.2-126","catch_line":"Violation of sepulture; defilement of a dead human body; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-126\/"}],"permalink":{"id":241869,"object_type":"law","relational_id":82142,"identifier":"54.1-2817","token":"54.1\/III\/28\/3\/54.1-2817","url":"\/54.1-2817\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-2817\/","token":"54.1\/III\/28\/3\/54.1-2817","dublin_core":{"Title":"Funeral service interns","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-2817","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A person desiring to become a funeral service intern<\/span> shall apply on a form provided by the Board<\/span>. The applicant shall attest that he holds a high school diploma or its equivalent. The Board<\/span>, in its discretion, may approve an application to be a funeral service intern<\/span> for an individual convicted of a felony<\/span>, if he has successfully fulfilled all conditions of sentencing, been pardoned, or has had his civil rights restored. The Board<\/span> shall not, however, approve an application to be a funeral service intern<\/span> for any person convicted of embezzlement<\/span> or of violating subsection B of \u00a7 18.2-126<\/a>.\n\t\tThe Board<\/span>, in its discretion, may refuse to approve an application to be a funeral service intern<\/span> for an individual who has a criminal or disciplinary proceeding pending against him in any jurisdiction<\/span> in the United States.\n\t\tWhen the Board<\/span> is satisfied as to the qualifications of an applicant, it shall issue<\/span> a certificate of internship. When a funeral service intern<\/span> wishes to receive in-service training from a person licensed for the practice of funeral service, a request shall be submitted to the Board<\/span>. If such permission is granted and the funeral service intern<\/span> later leaves the proctorship of the licensee whose service has been entered, the licensee shall give the funeral service intern<\/span> an affidavit<\/span> showing the length of time served with him. The affidavit<\/span> shall be filed with the Board<\/span> and made a matter of record in that office. Any funeral service intern<\/span> seeking permission to continue in-service training shall submit a request to the Board<\/span>.\n\t\tA certificate of internship shall be renewable as prescribed by the Board<\/span>. The Board<\/span> shall mail or send electronically at such time as it may prescribe by regulation, to each registered funeral service intern<\/span> at his last known address, a notice that the renewal fee is due and that, if not paid by the prescribed time, a penalty<\/span> fee shall be due in addition to the renewal fee.\n\t\tThe registration of any funeral service intern<\/span> who is in the active military service of the United States may, at the discretion of the Board<\/span>, be held in abeyance for the duration of his service. The Board<\/span> may also waive<\/span> the renewal fees for such military personnel.\n\t\tAll registered funeral service interns<\/span> shall report to the Board<\/span> on a schedule prescribed by the Board<\/span> upon forms provided by the Board<\/span>, showing the work which has been completed during the preceding period of internship. The data contained in the report shall be certified as correct by the person licensed for the practice of funeral service under whom he has served during this period and by the person licensed for the practice of funeral service owning or managing the funeral service establishment<\/span>.\n\t\tBefore such funeral service intern<\/span> becomes eligible to be examined for the practice of funeral service, evidence<\/span> shall be presented along with an affidavit<\/span> from any licensee under whom the intern worked showing that the intern has assisted in embalming<\/span> at least 25 bodies and that the intern has assisted in conducting at least 25 funerals. In all applications of funeral service interns<\/span> for licenses for the practice of funeral service, the eligibility of the applicant shall be determined by the records filed with the Board<\/span>. The successful completion by any person of the internship shall not entitle him to any privilege<\/span> except to be examined for such license.\n\t\tCredit shall not be allowed for any period of internship that has been completed more than three years prior to application for license or more than five years prior to examination for license. If all requirements for licensure are not completed within five years of initial application, the Board<\/span> may deny an additional internship. A funeral service intern<\/span> may continue to practice for up to 90 days from the completion of his internship or until he has taken and received the results of all examinations required by the Board<\/span>. However, the Board<\/span> may waive<\/span> such limitation for any person in the armed service of the United States when application for the waiver<\/span> is made in writing within six months of leaving service or if the Board<\/span> determines that enforcement of the limitation will create an unreasonable hardship.\n\t\tThe Board<\/span> shall have power to suspend or revoke a certificate of internship for violation of any provision of this chapter.\n\t\tNo more than two funeral service interns<\/span> shall be concurrently registered under any one person licensed for the practice of funeral service, funeral directing<\/span> or embalming<\/span>. Each sponsor for a registered funeral service intern<\/span> must be actively employed by or under contract<\/span> with a funeral establishment.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFUNERAL SERVICE INTERNS (\u00a7 54.1-2817)\n\nA person desiring to become a funeral service intern shall apply on a form\nprovided by the Board. The applicant shall attest that he holds a high school\ndiploma or its equivalent. The Board, in its discretion, may approve an\napplication to be a funeral service intern for an individual convicted of a\nfelony, if he has successfully fulfilled all conditions of sentencing, been\npardoned, or has had his civil rights restored. The Board shall not, however,\napprove an application to be a funeral service intern for any person convicted\nof embezzlement or of violating subsection B of \u00a7 18.2-126.\n\t\tThe Board, in its discretion, may refuse to approve an application to be a\nfuneral service intern for an individual who has a criminal or disciplinary\nproceeding pending against him in any jurisdiction in the United States.\n\t\tWhen the Board is satisfied as to the qualifications of an applicant, it shall\nissue a certificate of internship. When a funeral service intern wishes to\nreceive in-service training from a person licensed for the practice of funeral\nservice, a request shall be submitted to the Board. If such permission is\ngranted and the funeral service intern later leaves the proctorship of the\nlicensee whose service has been entered, the licensee shall give the funeral\nservice intern an affidavit showing the length of time served with him. The\naffidavit shall be filed with the Board and made a matter of record in that\noffice. Any funeral service intern seeking permission to continue in-service\ntraining shall submit a request to the Board.\n\t\tA certificate of internship shall be renewable as prescribed by the Board. The\nBoard shall mail or send electronically at such time as it may prescribe by\nregulation, to each registered funeral service intern at his last known address,\na notice that the renewal fee is due and that, if not paid by the prescribed\ntime, a penalty fee shall be due in addition to the renewal fee.\n\t\tThe registration of any funeral service intern who is in the active military\nservice of the United States may, at the discretion of the Board, be held in\nabeyance for the duration of his service. The Board may also waive the renewal\nfees for such military personnel.\n\t\tAll registered funeral service interns shall report to the Board on a schedule\nprescribed by the Board upon forms provided by the Board, showing the work which\nhas been completed during the preceding period of internship. The data contained\nin the report shall be certified as correct by the person licensed for the\npractice of funeral service under whom he has served during this period and by\nthe person licensed for the practice of funeral service owning or managing the\nfuneral service establishment.\n\t\tBefore such funeral service intern becomes eligible to be examined for the\npractice of funeral service, evidence shall be presented along with an affidavit\nfrom any licensee under whom the intern worked showing that the intern has\nassisted in embalming at least 25 bodies and that the intern has assisted in\nconducting at least 25 funerals. In all applications of funeral service interns\nfor licenses for the practice of funeral service, the eligibility of the\napplicant shall be determined by the records filed with the Board. The\nsuccessful completion by any person of the internship shall not entitle him to\nany privilege except to be examined for such license.\n\t\tCredit shall not be allowed for any period of internship that has been\ncompleted more than three years prior to application for license or more than\nfive years prior to examination for license. If all requirements for licensure\nare not completed within five years of initial application, the Board may deny\nan additional internship. A funeral service intern may continue to practice for\nup to 90 days from the completion of his internship or until he has taken and\nreceived the results of all examinations required by the Board. However, the\nBoard may waive such limitation for any person in the armed service of the\nUnited States when application for the waiver is made in writing within six\nmonths of leaving service or if the Board determines that enforcement of the\nlimitation will create an unreasonable hardship.\n\t\tThe Board shall have power to suspend or revoke a certificate of internship\nfor violation of any provision of this chapter.\n\t\tNo more than two funeral service interns shall be concurrently registered\nunder any one person licensed for the practice of funeral service, funeral\ndirecting or embalming. Each sponsor for a registered funeral service intern\nmust be actively employed by or under contract with a funeral establishment.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 54-260.34 through 54-260.38; 1956, c. 220; 1970, c.\n513, \u00a7 54-260.72; 1972, c. 797; 1973, c. 296; 1974, c. 157; 1978, c. 849; 1981,\nc. 258; 1986, c. 43; 1988, c. 765; 2005, c. 477; 2006, c. 56; 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}}