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NJ Rev Stat § 45:7-43 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:7-43 - Assistants and employees of board; executive secretary

45:7-43. Assistants and employees of board; executive secretary  The board may, subject to the approval of the Attorney General, appoint, employ or remove such assistants and employees as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. The board may, subject to the approval of the Attorney General, appoint and employ an executive secretary who shall serve without term but who may be removed from office by the Attorney General, for cause, upon notice and opportunity to be heard at a public hearing. The duties of the executive secretary shall be determined by the board and the board shall fix the compensation of its executive secretary, assistants and employees, subject to the approval of the Attorney General, within the limits of available appropriations therefor. Such executive secretary shall not be subject to the provisions of Title 11 of the Revised Statutes of this State. No such executive secretary, employee or assistant shall engage in the practice of mortuary science, embalming or funeral directing, nor shall he in any way be connected with the work of a practitioner of mortuary science, embalming or funeral directing. L.1952, c. 340, p. 1102, s. 12. Amended by L.1960, c. 184, p. 764, s. 5; L.1967, c. 245, s. 3, eff. Dec. 12, 1967.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:7-45 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:7-45 - Compensation; expenses

45:7-45. Compensation; expenses  The members of the board shall receive twenty-five dollars per diem for time spent in discharge of their duties and in addition shall be entitled to have and receive their necessary traveling expenses. L.1952, c. 340, p. 1103, s. 14.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:7-46 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:7-46 - Fees, penalties and other moneys; disposition

45:7-46. Fees, penalties and other moneys; disposition  All fines, fees, penalties and other moneys derived from the operation of this act, or payable pursuant to the provisions of this act or any other law to the board shall be collected by the secretary of the board and shall be paid into the State treasury, through the Attorney-General. L.1952, c. 340, p. 1103, s. 15.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:7-47 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:7-47 - License required

45:7-47. License required  No person shall engage in the practice of mortuary science, embalming or funeral directing, unless he shall have been duly licensed so to do, by the board, under the provisions of this act or under the provisions of any prior law of this State and unless such license is unrevoked and in full force and effect; provided, that this shall not apply to a registered trainee working under the direct supervision of a practitioner of mortuary science. L.1952, c. 340, p. 1103, s. 16.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:7-48 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:7-48 - Only a single license to be issued to any applicant

45:7-48. Only a single license to be issued to any applicant  The board shall grant only a single license as a practitioner of mortuary science to any applicant, and any person shall hold a license as a practitioner of mortuary science issued under the provisions of this act before being permitted to practice mortuary science or embalming or funeral directing in this State. L.1952, c. 340, p. 1103, s. 17. Amended by L.1960, c. 184, p. 764, s. 6.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:7-49.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:7-49.1 - Issuance of license to out-of-State practitioners of mortuary science; conditions.

45:7-49.1 Issuance of license to out-of-State practitioners of mortuary science; conditions.  1. After successful completion of the law portion of the examination conducted by the board pursuant to section 18 of P.L.1952, c.340 (C.45:7-49), and upon payment to the board of a fee and the submission of a written application on forms provided by it, the board may issue, at its discretion, a practitioner of mortuary science license to a person who holds a valid license or certification issued by another state or possession of the United States or the District of Columbia and who has met education and experience requirements substantially equivalent to the requirements of P.L.1952, c.340 (C.45:7-32 et seq.), and who has been engaged in the practice of mortuary science in that state, possession or district with a valid license or certification for two years immediately prior to application; except that the board may issue, at its discretion, a practitioner of mortuary science license to an applicant who does not meet the practical training and experience requirements of paragraph (2) of subsection a. of section 18 of P.L.1952, c.340 (C.45:7-49) but otherwise meets the requirements specified in this section if the applicant has been engaged in the practice of mortuary science for not less than five years immediately prior to application. L.1999,c.404,s.1; amended 2001, c.83.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:7-50 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:7-50 - Examination fees; evidence of qualifications

45:7-50. Examination fees; evidence of qualifications  No person shall be examined by the board except upon payment of a fee of $50.00 for the initial examination and a fee of $25.00 for each re-examination. Each applicant, before being admitted to an examination, shall first submit to the board (1) evidence verified by oath and satisfactory to the board that: (a) He is a citizen of the United States and has been a resident of the State of New Jersey for a period of at least 6 months prior to the date of the examination; (b) He is of good moral character and at least 21 years of age; (2) a certificate from the Commissioner of Education of this State showing that before entering an embalming college or college of mortuary science he had obtained an academic education consisting of a 4 years' course of study in an approved public or private high school or the equivalent thereof, he has (a) satisfactorily completed a minimum of 2 years of academic instruction in a college or university approved by the New Jersey Department of Education, satisfactorily completed a minimum of 1 year of academic instruction in a school of mortuary science approved by the State Board of Mortuary Science; or (b) satisfactorily completed a minimum of 3 years of academic instruction in such a college or university, satisfactorily completed a minimum of 1 year of academic instruction in such a school of mortuary science; and (3) a certificate from a licensed practitioner of mortuary science in the State of New Jersey that he has served a 1-year or 2-year period of practical training as a registered trainee under such practitioner, whichever is applicable; such period of practical training as a registered trainee may be served either concurrently with the college or university courses, during summer vacations, or subsequent to the completion of the college or academic course, at the option of the registrant. L.1952, c. 340, p. 1106, s. 19. Amended by L.1960, c. 184, p. 767, s. 8.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:7-51 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:7-51 - Additional examinations

45:7-51. Additional examinations  If an applicant fails to pass the examination, he may be reexamined at the next or any subsequent regular examination. L.1952, c. 340, p. 1106, s. 20. Amended by L.1960, c. 184, p. 768, s. 9; L.1973, c. 236, s. 1, eff. Oct. 24, 1973.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:7-53 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:7-53 - Licenses; signing by board members; expiration

45:7-53. Licenses; signing by board members; expiration  All licenses and renewals thereof issued pursuant to the provisions of this act shall be signed by the members of the board and shall have the seal of the board affixed thereto, and shall expire and terminate on the first day of September next following the date of their issue, unless sooner revoked and cancelled. L.1952, c. 340, p. 1108, s. 22.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:7-54 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:7-54 - Prior laws, licenses issued under; renewal

45:7-54. Prior laws, licenses issued under; renewal  Any person holding a license or licenses under this act or under any prior law of this State shall have the same renewed upon making and filing with the board an application therefor upon forms provided by the board and upon payment of a renewal fee of $15.00; provided, that any person neglecting or failing to have his license renewed, as above, shall have the same renewed by making application therefor and upon payment of a revival fee of $75.00 in addition to the renewal fee of $15.00. L.1952, c. 340, p. 1108, s. 23. Amended by L.1960, c. 184, p. 769, s. 10; L.1967, c. 245, s. 1, eff. Dec. 12, 1967; L.1971, c. 289, s. 1, eff. Aug. 19, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:7-55 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:7-55 - Certificate of registration for each mortuary operated, maintained or used; fee

45:7-55. Certificate of registration for each mortuary operated, maintained or used; fee  Every individual, partnership, or corporation which operates or maintains within this State a mortuary or which in the usual and regular course of his or its practice makes use of a mortuary owned, operated, or maintained by another shall annually apply to the board for a certificate of registration for each mortuary operated, maintained, or used by the applicant and shall report under oath any facts requested by the board, and such individual, partnership, or corporation shall pay an annual registration fee of $25.00 for each such mortuary. Upon verification of the statements thus reported and the receipt of the requisite fee, the board shall issue a certificate of registration which shall bear date of January 1 for the year of issue and shall expire on December 31 of such year. No mortuary shall be operated, maintained, or used at any location by any person, firm or corporation at any location not specified in a certificate of registration issued under this section. L.1952, c. 340, p. 1108, s. 24. Amended by L.1967, c. 245, s. 2, eff. Dec. 12, 1967.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:7-56 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:7-56 - Persons entitled to practice under prior laws

45:7-56. Persons entitled to practice under prior laws  Any person now entitled to practice embalming or funeral directing or both under the provisions of any prior law of the State of New Jersey shall continue to be entitled to practice or engage in the same notwithstanding the enactment of this act, and the validity of any license, or renewals thereof, to practice embalming or funeral directing, or both, under any such prior law, shall not be affected by the enactment of this act, but all such persons shall in all other respects be subject to the provisions of this act. L.1952, c. 340, p. 1109, s. 25.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:7-59 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:7-59 - Death of licensee

45:7-59. Death of licensee  The license of any practitioner of mortuary science or of any embalmer and funeral director, or either, shall terminate upon his decease. L.1952, c. 340, p. 110, s. 28. Amended by L.1960, c. 184, p. 769, s. 11.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:7-61 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:7-61 - Operating and maintaining mortuary; conditions

45:7-61. Operating and maintaining mortuary; conditions  No person shall operate, maintain or use a mortuary within this State unless: (a) He, they or it shall annually register with the board in accordance with the provisions of section twenty-four of this act; (b) The certificate of registration issued by the board shall be conspicuously displayed within the establishment; (c) The licenses of the individual owner, of all partners, or of the manager of the establishment in all cases where the establishment is not managed by a licensed individual owner or licensed partners, shall be conspicuously displayed within the establishment; (d) It shall be under the immediate and personal supervision, direction, management, and control of a person duly licensed as a practitioner of mortuary science, under the provisions of this act, or of a person duly licensed as a funeral director under the provisions of this act or of any prior law of this State; and all funeral directing shall be under the immediate and personal supervision, direction, management, and control of a person duly licensed as a practitioner of mortuary science, under the provisions of this act, or of a person duly licensed as a funeral director under the provisions of this act or of any prior law of this State; (e) Its construction, maintenance and operation shall conform to the rules and regulations of the board promulgated to safeguard and promote the public health, safety, morals and welfare. L.1952, c. 340, p. 1111, s. 30.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:7-63 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:7-63 - Permission to inject fluid into body required, when; arsenical or other poisonous agents

45:7-63. Permission to inject fluid into body required, when; arsenical or other poisonous agents  No person shall inject any fluid or substance into any cavity or artery of the body of any person who has come to a sudden, violent or untimely death, or of any person found dead, the manner of whose death is not known, until permission is obtained from the county medical examiner of the county in which the dead body lies. No person shall employ, for the purpose of the practice of mortuary science, funeral directing or embalming, any arsenical or other poisonous agent which may by its presence in the viscera prevent the detection of criminal usage of the poisonous agent before the death of the individual occurred; but this provision shall not prohibit the use by any association incorporated under article 4 of chapter 9 of Title 45 of the Revised Statutes, of any substance for the preservation of dead bodies which have legally come into its possession. L.1952, c. 340, p. 1113, s. 32. Amended by L.1971, c. 2, s. 18, eff. Jan. 15, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:7-64 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:7-64 - Embalming compounds

45:7-64. Embalming compounds  The sale or use for embalming purposes within the State of New Jersey of any fluid containing arsenic, zinc, mercury, copper, lead, silver, antimony, chloral, or cyanogen, or any compound containing any of said substances, or any poisonous alkaloid is prohibited. The board shall have power, by rules and regulations, to provide for appropriate tests to be made of all brands of embalming compounds sold or used within this State or intended for sale or use within this State, and shall disapprove for such sale or use any such compounds that, upon such tests, are determined to contain any substance herein prohibited. The board shall have power to publish a list of such compounds that, upon such tests, are determined to comply with the provisions of this section. Nothing in this section contained shall prohibit the use by any association incorporated under article four of chapter nine of Title 45 of the Revised Statutes, of any substance for the preservation of dead bodies which have legally come into its possession. L.1952, c. 340, p. 1113, s. 33.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:7-65 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:7-65 - Contagious diseases; report to local health officer

45:7-65. Contagious diseases; report to local health officer  Every practitioner of mortuary science, embalmer or funeral director shall report to the local health officer all contagious cases in which he may be called, within twelve hours after death or as soon as may be after being called. L.1952, c. 340, p. 1114, s. 34.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:7-65.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:7-65.1 - Service of food or beverages on mortuary premises.

45:7-65.1 Service of food or beverages on mortuary premises.  16. a. No mortuary within this State shall prepare on or about the mortuary premises any food in conjunction with any funeral or in conjunction with any service offered or provided for the preparation and disposal of dead human bodies. b. A mortuary may provide or distribute, or permit persons attending a funeral or other service, or making funeral arrangements, to distribute and consume food and beverages on or about the mortuary premises, provided the mortuary complies with applicable State and local health and sanitation requirements and: (1) any beverages served are nonalcoholic; and (2) food and beverages are not stored, prepared, distributed, or consumed in areas in which dead human bodies are stored or prepared. L.1960, c.184, s.16; amended 2019, c.220.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:7-65.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:7-65.2 - Branch mortuaries

45:7-65.2. Branch mortuaries  No person shall operate, maintain, or use a branch mortuary within this State unless it is under the actual personal supervision, direction, management and actual control of a person who is duly licensed as a practitioner of mortuary science or as a funeral director. L.1960, c. 184, p. 772, s. 17.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:7-65.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:7-65.3 - Solicitation forbidden

45:7-65.3. Solicitation forbidden  18. a. No person, firm or corporation, or solicitors, agents, canvassers, employees or other persons acting on behalf of that person, firm or corporation, for the purpose of selling or contracting to sell or provide any service or services commonly furnished or performed by an embalmer or funeral director, including, but not limited to, prepaid funeral agreements and the making of at need or preneed funeral arrangements, shall:  (1) Directly or indirectly solicit persons in hospitals, rest homes, nursing homes or similar health care facilities by telephone or in person without first having been specifically requested to do so by that person;  (2) Directly or indirectly employ any agent, employee, assistant, independent contractor or other person to solicit persons in hospitals, rest homes, nursing homes or similar health care facilities by telephone or in person without first having been specifically requested to do so by that person;  (3) Solicit relatives of persons whose death is apparently pending or whose death has recently occurred for the purpose of providing any of those services for that person;  (4) Solicit, accept, offer to pay or pay any commission, bonus or rebate in consideration of recommending or causing any person to use the services of a particular funeral director, or the services of a particular crematory, mausoleum or cemetery; or  (5) Solicit persons at their residences in person or by telephone unless that solicitation is in response to a previous request for or expression of interest in a funeral director's services made by the person solicited or by a member of that person's family.  b. Nothing in this section shall be construed to restrict the right of a funeral director or an agent or employee of the funeral director, to communicate, by direct mail or in any other way not specifically prohibited by this section, with persons or provide them with information regarding the services of the funeral director, or to solicit the business of any person responding to that communication and explicitly requesting further information by personal visit or telephone, or otherwise initiating further discussion of those services, or to provide services or information to persons in connection with services previously rendered.  c. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit general advertising by a funeral director.  d. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to prohibit the payment of commissions, bonuses or other compensation to a licensed cemetery salesman for the sale of cemetery goods or services.  e. As used in this section, "at need funeral arrangements," "preneed funeral arrangements" and "prepaid funeral agreement" shall have the same meaning as they are defined in section 1 of P.L.1993, c.147 (C.45:7-82).  L.1960,c.184,s.18; amended 1993,c.147,s.15.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:7-65.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:7-65.4 - Placement of remains in coffin, casket or other container of more than one deceased person; exception

45:7-65.4. Placement of remains in coffin, casket or other container of more than one deceased person; exception  It shall be unlawful for a funeral director to place the remains of more than one deceased person or stillborn infant in a coffin, casket, or other container for the purpose of interment, unless other written directions have been given by the decedent or a court of competent jurisdiction, or the relative or relatives of the decedent in the following order: (1) Surviving spouse; (2) A majority of surviving children of the decedent or the surviving child if one; (3) The surviving parent or parents of the decedent; (4) A majority of the brothers and sisters of the decedent if no child or parent is living; or (5) Other next of kin according to the degree of consanguinity. L.1979, c. 201, s. 1, eff. Sept. 20, 1979.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:7-65.5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:7-65.5 - Violations; penalty

45:7-65.5. Violations; penalty  Any person who violates this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall remain liable for any other penalties which may be imposed by the board, where applicable. L.1979, c. 201, s. 2, eff. Sept. 20, 1979.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:7-72.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:7-72.1 - Continuing education requirements

45:7-72.1. Continuing education requirements  1. The State Board of Mortuary Science of New Jersey shall require each person licensed to practice mortuary science, embalming or funeral directing, as a condition for biennial license renewal pursuant to section 23 of P.L.1952, c.340 (C.45:7-54), to complete any continuing education requirements imposed by the board pursuant to section 2 of this act. L.1995,c.192,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:7-72.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:7-72.2 - Regulation of continuing education

45:7-72.2. Regulation of continuing education  2. a. The board shall implement a program of continuing education as a condition of license renewal for licensees under its jurisdiction and may, in its discretion, waive all or part of the continuing education requirement for any biennial licensing period. The board shall establish standards for continuing education, including the subject matter and content of courses of study, the selection of instructors, and the number and type of continuing education credits required of a licensee as a condition for biennial license renewal. b. The board may establish a system for reviewing and approving private sponsors of continuing education courses, seminars or programs which may be utilized to provide continuing education to licensees in satisfaction of the requirements imposed by this act. L.1995,c.192,s.2.