2012 Code of Alabama
Title 34 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES.
Chapter 13 - FUNERAL SERVICES.
Section 34-13-113 - Application for license; inspection of establishment; issuance of license.
(a) Application for a license to operate a funeral establishment shall be made in writing on a form provided by the board. The application shall be verified by the applicant or, if the applicant is a corporation, firm, or other organization, by an officer or member thereof, and shall be accompanied by an application fee established by the board not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500). The application shall disclose all of the following:
(1) The name and address of the establishment.
(2) That the establishment is operated by a licensed funeral director and a licensed embalmer or a person licensed both as a funeral director and embalmer.
(3) A description and photographs of the buildings, equipment, and facilities of the establishment.
(4) That the establishment has a sanitary, properly equipped embalming room, a room suitable for public viewing or other funeral services that is able to accommodate a minimum of 100 people, an office for arrangement conferences with relatives or authorized representatives, and a display room containing a stock of adult caskets and funeral supplies displayed in full size, cuts, photographs, or electronic images. At no time shall less than eight different adult full size caskets and at least one operating and properly licensed funeral coach or hearse equipped for transporting human remains in a casket or urn be on the premises.
(5) Such other information as may be required by the board.
(b) Upon receipt of the application, the board shall make inspection of the funeral establishment. If the board determines that the establishment meets the qualifications prescribed by law, it shall issue a license to operate a funeral establishment.
(c) Application for a license to operate a mortuary service shall be made in writing on a form provided by the board. The application shall be verified by the applicant or, if the applicant is a corporation, firm, or other organization, by an officer or member thereof, and shall be accompanied by an application fee established by the board not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500). The application shall disclose all of the following:
(1) The name and address of the proposed mortuary service.
(2) That the mortuary service applicant is operated by a licensed embalmer or a person licensed both as a funeral director and embalmer.
(3) A description and photographs of the buildings, equipment, and facilities of the mortuary service applicant.
(4) That the mortuary service applicant has a sanitary, properly equipped embalming room.
(5) Such other information as may be required by the board.
(d) Upon receipt of the application, the board shall make inspection of the premises of the mortuary service applicant. If the board determines that the mortuary service applicant meets the qualifications prescribed by law, it shall issue a license to operate a mortuary service.
(Acts 1975, No. 214, p. 705, §41; Acts 1981, No. 81-200, p. 234, §4; Acts 1981, No. 81-709, p. 1190, §1; Act 2011-623, p. 1439, §1.)Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. Alabama may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
