                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

LICENSE FOR THE PRACTICE OF FUNERAL SERVICE (§ 54.1-2813)

To be licensed for the practice of funeral service, a person shall (i) be at
least 18 years of age; (ii) hold a high school diploma or its equivalent; (iii)
have completed a funeral service internship prescribed by the Board in
regulation; (iv) have graduated from a school of mortuary science or funeral
service approved by the Board; and (v) have passed the examination for
licensure.
		The Board, in its discretion, may license 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, in its discretion, may refuse to license an individual who has a
criminal or disciplinary proceeding pending against him in any jurisdiction in
the United States.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 54-260.70; Code 1950, §§ 54-260.22 through 54-260.30,
54-260.32; 1956, c. 220; 1966, c. 284, § 54-260.70; 1972, c. 797; 1973, c. 296;
1974, c. 686; 1978, c. 849; 1986, c. 43; 1988, c. 765; 1990, c. 363; 2005, c.
477; 2006, c. 56.