California Occupational License

License Title:
    Funeral Director
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Licensing Agency:
     Department of Consumer Affairs
     Cemetery and Funeral Bureau
     Licensing Unit

Licensing Agency Contact Information:
     Address: 1625 North Market Blvd., Suite S208
Sacramento,  CA  95834

     Phone Number: (916) 574-7870
     Fax Number: (916) 928-7988

     E-mail Address: emailcfb@dca.ca.gov
     Internet Address: http://www.cfb.ca.gov

License Requirements, Fees, and Examination Information:
Persons who engage in, conducting, or offer to arrange, direct or supervise the transportation or burial or disposal of human remains. Also includes persons who maintain an establishment for the preparation for the transportation or disposition or for the care of human remains.

Fees: Application: $200; Examination: $100; Renewal fee: $200

Examination Frequency: 6 days a weeks (outside vendor PSI).

Exam Locations: 17 sites through out the State of California.

Experience Requirement: Associate of arts or science degree, or the equivalent, or a higher level of education.

Average Time to Process Application: 30 days.

Renewal Period: Annually.

Special License Requirements: Must be employed by or own a licensed funeral establishment in order to engage in the practice of a funeral director.

Authority: Business and Professions Code Sections 7615, 7618-7623; California Code of Regulations, Title 16, Section 1204.
Occupations To Which This License Applies:
Occupation TitleSOC Code
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors394031