§ 45:7-32 Mortuary Science Act; short title
§ 45:7-33 Practice of embalming and funeral directing declared occupation subject to strict regulation
§ 45:7-34 Definitions
§ 45:7-35 State Board of Mortuary Science of New Jersey created
§ 45:7-37 Oath of members of board; president and secretary; rules and regulations
§ 45:7-38 Rules and regulations
§ 45:7-39 Seal
§ 45:7-40 President’s duties
§ 45:7-41 Secretary’s duties; compensation; bond
§ 45:7-43 Assistants and employees of board; executive secretary
§ 45:7-45 Compensation; expenses
§ 45:7-46 Fees, penalties and other moneys; disposition
§ 45:7-47 License required
§ 45:7-48 Only a single license to be issued to any applicant
§ 45:7-49 Examination; qualifications of applicants; training and experience
§ 45:7-49.1 Issuance of license to out-of-State practitioners of mortuary science; conditions
§ 45:7-50 Examination fees; evidence of qualifications
§ 45:7-51 Additional examinations
§ 45:7-53 Licenses; signing by board members; expiration
§ 45:7-54 Prior laws, licenses issued under; renewal
§ 45:7-55 Certificate of registration for each mortuary operated, maintained or used; fee
§ 45:7-56 Persons entitled to practice under prior laws
§ 45:7-59 Death of licensee
§ 45:7-61 Operating and maintaining mortuary; conditions
§ 45:7-63 Permission to inject fluid into body required, when; arsenical or other poisonous agents
§ 45:7-64 Embalming compounds
§ 45:7-65 Contagious diseases; report to local health officer
§ 45:7-65.1 Service of food or beverages on mortuary premises
§ 45:7-65.2 Branch mortuaries
§ 45:7-65.3 Solicitation forbidden
§ 45:7-65.4 Placement of remains in coffin, casket or other container of more than one deceased person; exception
§ 45:7-65.5 Violations; penalty
§ 45:7-72.1 Continuing education requirements
§ 45:7-72.2 Regulation of continuing education
§ 45:7-73 Report of names of licensees to State Department of Health; identification cards
§ 45:7-73.1 Agreements with other states for purpose of removing, transporting and burying bodies
§ 45:7-74 Rules and regulations; distribution; statements on licenses
§ 45:7-79 Partial invalidity
§ 45:7-80 Repeal
§ 45:7-81 Effective date
§ 45:7-82 Definitions used in C.45:7-32 et seq., C.45:7-65.3 and C.45:7-82 et al
§ 45:7-83 Requirements for seller of certain funeral arrangements, agreements
§ 45:7-84 Requirements for provider of certain funeral arrangements, agreements
§ 45:7-85 Requirements for prepaid funeral agreements
§ 45:7-86 Additional provisions
§ 45:7-87 Additional requirements
§ 45:7-88 Naming of provider as beneficiary prohibited
§ 45:7-89 Written statement to purchaser of new arrangements
§ 45:7-90 Prohibitions for providers
§ 45:7-91 Certain acts, fourth degree crimes
§ 45:7-92 Laws governing prepaid funeral agreements
§ 45:7-93 Applicability of act
§ 45:7-94 Rules, regulations
§ 45:7-95 Funeral, disinterment, disposition of remains; written authorization

Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes > Title 45 > Chapter 7 - Mortuary Science Act

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • 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.
  • Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • 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.
  • month: means a calendar month, and the word "year" means a calendar year. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • oath: includes "affirmation. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Personal property: includes goods and chattels, rights and credits, moneys and effects, evidences of debt, choses in action and all written instruments by which any right to, interest in, or lien or encumbrance upon, property or any debt or financial obligation is created, acknowledged, evidenced, transferred, discharged or defeated, in whole or in part, and everything except real property as herein defined which may be the subject of ownership. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • Trust account: A general term that covers all types of accounts in a trust department, such as estates, guardianships, and agencies. Source: OCC
  • Uniform Commercial Code: A set of statutes enacted by the various states to provide consistency among the states' commercial laws. It includes negotiable instruments, sales, stock transfers, trust and warehouse receipts, and bills of lading. Source: OCC