Arizona Laws 32-1321. License requirement; persons not required to be licensed; nontransferability; display
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A. A person shall not advertise or engage in funeral directing or embalming without having a valid license issued by the department.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 32-1321
- Department: means the department of health services. See Arizona Laws 32-1301
- Director: means the director of the department. See Arizona Laws 32-1301
- Embalming: means the implementation of reconstructive procedures and the process of disinfecting and preserving a dead human body to retard organic decomposition by treating the body to reduce the presence and growth of organisms. See Arizona Laws 32-1301
- Funeral directing: means arranging, directing or providing a service in the disposition of dead human bodies for compensation. 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
- Licensee: means a person to whom the department has issued a license under this chapter. See Arizona Laws 32-1301
- Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Process: means a citation, writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Arizona Laws 1-215
B. This article does not prohibit:
1. A person from performing removals or arrangements or from directing funeral services if the person is under the direction of and accountable to a licensed funeral director.
2. A licensed cemetery employee from selling burial or final disposition items or from arranging or directing cemetery services.
C. A license issued by the department is not transferrable or subject to sale or assignment, whether by a voluntary or involuntary process.
D. A licensee shall conspicuously display the person’s license at the person’s place of employment.