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Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: 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 2000, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?001+ful+CHAP0773\">773<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1468851,"object_type":"law","relational_id":368337,"identifier":"54.1-2814","token":"54.1\/III\/28\/3\/54.1-2814","url":"\/54.1-2814\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-2814\/","token":"54.1\/III\/28\/3\/54.1-2814","dublin_core":{"Title":"Examination","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-2814","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Each applicant for license for the practice of funeral service shall be examined in writing on:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> Basic and health sciences including anatomy, chemistry, bacteriology, pathology, hygiene and public health; <a id=\"paragraph-1371732\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-2814\/#1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"2\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> Funeral service arts and sciences including <span class=\"dictionary\">embalming<\/span> and restorative art; <a id=\"paragraph-1371733\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-2814\/#2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"3\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">3.<\/span> Funeral service administration including accounting, funeral <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span>, psychology, and funeral principles, directing and management.\n\t\t\tThe <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> may recognize other examinations that it considers equivalent to its examination. <a id=\"paragraph-1371734\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-2814\/#3\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEXAMINATION (\u00a7 54.1-2814)\n\nEach applicant for license for the practice of funeral service shall be examined\nin writing on:\n\n1. Basic and health sciences including anatomy, chemistry, bacteriology,\npathology, hygiene and public health;\n\n2. Funeral service arts and sciences including embalming and restorative art;\n\n3. Funeral service administration including accounting, funeral law, psychology,\nand funeral principles, directing and management.\n\t\t\tThe Board may recognize other examinations that it considers equivalent to\nits examination.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 54-260.70; Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 54-260.22 through 54-260.30,\n54-260.32; 1956, c. 220; 1966, c. 284, \u00a7 54-260.70; 1972, c. 797; 1973, c. 296;\n1974, c. 686; 1978, c. 849; 1986, c. 43; 1988, c. 765; 2000, c. 773.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}