Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 3109 – Reciprocity
(a) Upon payment of the appropriate fee and submission and acceptance of a written application on forms provided by the Board, the Board shall grant a license to each applicant who presents proof of current licensure in good standing in another state, the District of Columbia, or territory of the United States, whose standards for licensure are substantially similar to those of this State, as determined by the Board, and who meets all of the following criteria:
(1) The applicant’s license is in “good standing” as defined in § 3107(a)(5) through (7) of this title.
(2) The applicant has achieved a passing score on the exam required by § 3107(a)(3) of this title.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 3109
- Board: shall mean the State Board of Funeral Services established in this chapter. See Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 3101
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
- United States: includes its territories and possessions and the District of Columbia. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
(b) An applicant who is licensed in a state whose standards are not substantially similar to those of this State shall have practiced for at least 3 of the past 5 years in another jurisdiction, provided that the applicant meets all other qualifications for reciprocity in this section.
(c) An applicant from a state that separately licenses funeral directors and embalmers must have both licenses to qualify for licensure under subsection (b) of this section.
(d) It shall be the responsibility of the applicant to provide verification of all information required by § 3107 of this title.
66 Del. Laws, c. 225, § ?1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1; 71 Del. Laws, c. 460, § ?1; 72 Del. Laws, c. 209, § ?15; 75 Del. Laws, c. 294, § ?1; 75 Del. Laws, c. 436, § ?36; 80 Del. Laws, c. 194, § ?2;