CODE OF VIRGINIA

ENGAGING IN THE PRACTICE OF FUNERAL SERVICES OR THE BUSINESS OF PRENEED FUNERAL
PLANNING OR ACTING AS A FUNERAL DIRECTOR OR EMBALMER WITHOUT A LICENSE (§
54.1-2805)

It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in or hold himself out as engaging
in the practice of funeral services or the business of preneed funeral planning,
to operate a funeral service establishment, or to act as a funeral director or
embalmer or hold himself out as such unless he is licensed by the Board.
Engaging in the practice of funeral services, preneed funeral planning,
operating a funeral service establishment, or acting as a funeral director or
embalmer shall be recognized as that of a health profession.

HISTORY: 1974, c. 257, § 54-260.73:1; 1988, c. 765; 1989, c. 684; 2000, c. 773.