In order to qualify as an apprentice embalmer, an applicant shall comply with all of the following requirements:

(a) Be over 18 years of age.

Terms Used In California Business and Professions Code 7662

  • board: means any entity listed in Section 101, the entities referred to in Sections 1000 and 3600, the State Bar, the Department of Real Estate, and any other state agency that issues a license, certificate, or registration authorizing a person to engage in a business or profession. See California Business and Professions Code 31
  • Bureau: means the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau. See California Business and Professions Code 7601
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • license: means license, certificate, registration, or other means to engage in a business or profession regulated by this code or referred to in Section 1000 or 3600. See California Business and Professions Code 23.7
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Business and Professions Code 21

(b) Not have committed acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure under Section 480.

(c) Do one of the following:

(1) Furnish proof showing completion of a high school course.

(2) Furnish the bureau with evidence that he or she has been licensed and has practiced as an embalmer for a minimum of three years within the seven years preceding his or her application in any other state or country and that the license has never been suspended or revoked for unethical conduct.

(3) Have graduated from a mortuary science program approved by the bureau and accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education, or its equivalent, as determined by the bureau, and furnished official transcripts from that program or equivalent.

(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 307, Sec. 89. (SB 821) Effective January 1, 2010.)