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§ 54.1-2804 Licensing authority

The Board is authorized to determine the qualifications to enable any person to engage in the practice of funeral service, preneed funeral planning, funeral directing, embalming and the operation of a funeral service establishment. The Board shall promulgate regulations that establish the requirements of licensure for funeral directors and embalmers.

History

The record of this law’s original creation isn’t available online. The oldest record of it is its appearance in the Code of Virginia of 1950, as § 54-260.70. It has been modified 11 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1950, when it was recodified as §§ 54-260.22 through 54-260.30 and 54-260.32; in 1956, chapter 220; in 1966, chapter 284; in 1972, chapter 797; in 1973, chapter 296; in 1974, chapter 686; in 1978, chapter 849; in 1986, chapter 43; in 1988, chapter 765; in 1989, chapter 684; in 2020, chapter 943.

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; 1989, c. 684; 2020, c. 943.

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