A. Except as provided in section 32-4301, a funeral establishment license issued pursuant to this article expires on August 1 of each year.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 32-1386

  • Funeral establishment: means a business at a specific location that is licensed pursuant to this chapter and that is devoted to the care, storage or preparation for final disposition or transportation of dead human bodies. See Arizona Laws 32-1301
  • License: means a written authorization that is issued by the department and that entitles a person to act as a funeral director or embalmer or to operate a funeral establishment, crematory or alkaline hydrolysis facility in this state. See Arizona Laws 32-1301

B. A licensed funeral establishment shall submit a renewal application and the applicable renewal fee pursuant to section 32-1309 on or before July 1 of each year. A license renewal fee is nonrefundable.

C. A licensed funeral establishment that submits a renewal application and the applicable renewal fee after July 1 but before August 1 shall pay a late fee pursuant to section 32-1309 in addition to the renewal fee.

D. A licensed funeral establishment that fails to submit a renewal application and the applicable fee on or before August 1 shall apply for a new license pursuant to this article.