Licensing Applications
BEFORE YOU DOWNLOAD ANY APPLICATION
BE ADVISED THE APPLICATION IS NOT COMPLETE!
To complete the licensure application, you must do the following:
- The Cemetery and Funeral Bureau requires all applicants to be fingerprinted; please submit a completed Live Scan request form with your application.
PLEASE NOTE: Live Scan or fingerprint cards submitted to other agencies do not meet this requirement.
- The Cemetery and Funeral Bureau requires official transcripts. "Official Transcripts" are transcripts sent directly from the educational institution, in a sealed envelope, to the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau at 1625 North Market Blvd., Suite S–208, Sacramento, CA 95834, for the following applications:
- Crematory Manager (High School)
- Cemetery Manager (High School)
- Apprentice Embalmer (High School)
- Embalmer (High School and a Mortuary Science Degree)
- Funeral Director (Associate in Arts or Associate in Science degree, or an equivalent of 60 units recognized by the Western Association of Colleges and Universities, or any nationally recognized accrediting body of colleges and universities)
- These forms are in PDF format and can be filled out online and printed! Point your mouse to the box you wish to enter information and click your mouse button. The tab key can be used to jump from box to box. For those boxes needing a checkmark, position the mouse in the box and click your mouse button. A checkmark will be entered for you. When you are finished entering information into the form, it's ready to be printed and mailed to the address indicated on the form.
Veterans, Active Duty Military, and Spouses/Domestic Partners
The Cemetery and Funeral Bureau (Bureau) provides assistance to veterans, active duty military personnel, and their spouses/domestic partners who would like to become licensed in California or are currently licensed and called to active duty.
For more information on the available programs visit the Bureau's Military Information web page. If you have any questions please contact the Bureau's Licensing Unit at (916) 574–7870 or email the Department of Consumer Affairs at military@dca.ca.gov.
Information for License Applicants Who Were Convicted of a Crime or Formally Disciplined
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Notice on Collection of Personal Information
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Certification Affidavit
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Funeral Establishment
- Original Funeral Establishment License Online – Use this application only when opening a new funeral establishment not currently licensed by the Bureau
- Funeral Establishment Information and Checklist
- Assignment of Funeral Establishment License – Use this application when purchasing an existing funeral establishment currently licensed by the Bureau.
- Change in Location of Funeral Establishment and/or Approval to Share Preparation and/or Storage – To be used when moving either a funeral establishment location and/or the preparation/storage room.
- Change of Name for Funeral Establishment
- Funeral Establishment Notification of Change – Use this application when changing corporate officers, trustees, or the managing funeral director, and applying for approval to share.
- Approval to Train Apprentice Embalmers
Funeral Director
- Funeral Director Examination and License Online
- Funeral Director Information and Checklist
- Funeral Director Examination Handbook
Embalmer
- Embalmer Examination and License
- Information and Instructions for Embalmer Licensure
- Examination Handbook
Apprentice Embalmer
- Certificate of Registration as an Apprentice Embalmer
- Extension of Apprenticeship
- Leave of Absence
- Report of Apprenticeship
- Information and Instructions for Certificate of Registration as an Apprentice Embalmer
Certificate of Authority (Cemetery)
- Certificate of Authority Application
- Cemetery Notification of Change
- Report Designation or Change of Cemetery or Crematory Manager and/or Approval to Share
- LLC Bureau Licensed Employee
- LLC Certification of Insurance Coverage
- LLC Certification of Net Worth
- Certificate of Authority (Cemetery) Information
- Unitrust Conversion Application
Cemetery Manager
- Cemetery Manager Application for Examination and/or Licensure (online application)
- Cemetery or Crematory Manager Application for Examination and/or Licensure
- Examination Handbook
Cemetery Broker
- Cemetery Broker Examination and/or License or Re–Examination
- Cemetery Broker Branch License
- Surety Bond
- Cemetery Broker and Cemetery Salesperson Information
- Examination Handbook
Cemetery Salesperson
- Cemetery Salesperson License (online application)
- Cemetery Salesperson License (paper application)
- Request for Change of Cemetery Salesperson License Transfer or Reinstatement
- Cemetery Broker and Cemetery Salesperson Information
Crematory
- Application for Initial Crematory License or Change of Ownership to Assign Existing Crematory License
- Report Designation or Change of Cemetery or Crematory Manager
- Request for Approval to Share Crematory Manager
- Crematory Information
Crematory Manager
- Crematory Manager Application for Examination and/or Licensure (online application)
- Cemetery or Crematory Manager Application for Examination and/or Licensure
- Examination Handbook
Cremated Remains Disposer
- Cremated Remains Disposer Registration
- Cremated Remains Disposer Information
- Cremated Remains Disposer Booklet: Complying with California Law
- CRD Annual Report (PDF Format) (MS Word Format)
Hydrolysis Facility
- Application for Hydrolysis Facility
- Report Designation or Change of Cemetery or Crematory Manager
- Request for Approval to Share Crematory Manager
Request for Examination Accommodations for Examinees with Disabilities
