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RSA 325:2 · Board

Title: XXX: OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter: 325 · EMBALMERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS
Status: current
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325:2 Board. –

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There shall be a board of registration of funeral directors and embalmers consisting of 5 members, including 4 funeral directors or embalmers and one public member, appointed by the governor, with the approval of the council, to serve terms of 5 years. No member of the board shall be appointed to more than 2 consecutive terms.

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II.

Professional members of the board shall:

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(a)

Be residents of this state;

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(b)

Have at least 5 years' practical experience in funeral directing or embalming; and

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(c)

Have been engaged in funeral directing or embalming within the state for at least 5 years.

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III.

The public members of the board shall be persons who are not, and never were, members of the regulated profession or the spouse of any such person, and who do not have, and never have had, a material financial interest in either the provision of mortuary services or an activity directly related to funeral directing or embalming, including the representation of the board or profession for a fee at any time during the 5 years preceding appointment.

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[Repealed.] Source. 1935, 95:1. RL 168:2. RSA 325:2. 1973, 366:1. 1981, 487:3. 1983, 291:1. 1985, 416:6. 1987, 134:3. 1995, 310:182. 2010, 118:7. 2015, 276:108, XIX, eff. July 1, 2015. 2021, 197:50, eff. July 1, 2021.

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Source note

Source. 1935, 95:1. RL 168:2. RSA 325:2. 1973, 366:1. 1981, 487:3. 1983, 291:1. 1985, 416:6. 1987, 134:3. 1995, 310:182. 2010, 118:7. 2015, 276:108, XIX, eff. July 1, 2015. 2021, 197:50, eff. July 1, 2021.

Source history

1935, 95:1. RL 168:2. RSA 325:2
1973, 366:1
1981, 487:3
1983, 291:1
1985, 416:6
1987, 134:3
1995, 310:182
2010, 118:7
2015, 276:108, XIX, eff. July 1, 2015
2021, 197:50, eff. July 1, 2021

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lation of funeral directors. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 22:1 New Section; Embalmers and Funeral Directors. Amend RSA 325 by inserting after section 14 the following new section: 325:14-a Associate Funeral Directors. No person shall engage or hold himself or herself out as engaged in being an associate funeral director, unless the per
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rated conversion of human remains to soil, hereinafter referred to as NOR. II. "Board" means the state board of registration of funeral directors and embalmers established under RSA 325:2. III. "Disposition container" means a container in which human remains are placed and means a container made of wood, wicker, grass, cardboard, or other biodegradable container, or a shroud made of cotton, linen, wool,
2026 HB1457 reference · effective 2026-07-01
tificate” is a document created by the NOR facility certifying NOR has been completed on a specified deceased person. XV. "Funeral director" means funeral director as defined in RSA 325. XVI. "Holding facility" means the area of a NOR facility designated for the retention of human remains prior to NOR and includes a refrigerated facility. XVII. "Human remains" means the body of a deceased person, o
2026 HB1457-FN reference · effective 2026-07-01
tificate” is a document created by the NOR facility certifying NOR has been completed on a specified deceased person. XV. "Funeral director" means funeral director as defined in RSA 325. XVI. "Holding facility" means the area of a NOR facility designated for the retention of human remains prior to NOR and includes a refrigerated facility. XVII. "Human remains" means the body of a deceased person, o
2026 HB1457-FN add · effective 2026-07-01
rated conversion of human remains to soil, hereinafter referred to as NOR. II. "Board" means the state board of registration of funeral directors and embalmers established under RSA 325:2. III. "Disposition container" means a container in which human remains are placed and means a container made of wood, wicker, grass, cardboard, or other biodegradable container, or a shroud made of cotton, linen, wool,
2026 SB53 reference · effective 2025-07-01
ard, or other bio-degradable container, or a shroud made of cotton, linen, wool, hemp, or other woven plant material. V. ?"Funeral director" means funeral director as defined in RSA 325. VI. ? "Holding facility" means the area of a NOR facility designated for the retention of human remains prior to NOR and includes a refrigerated facility. VII. ?"Human remains" means the body of a deceased person, o
2026 SB53 add · effective 2025-07-01
e right to control the disposition of human remains pursuant to RSA 290. III. ?"Board" means the state board of registration of funeral directors and embalmers established under RSA 325:2. IV. ?"Disposition container" means a container in which human remains are placed and means a container made of wood, wicker, grass, cardboard, or other bio-degradable container, or a shroud made of cotton, linen, wool
2026 SB53-FN add
e right to control the disposition of human remains pursuant to RSA 290. III. ?"Board" means the state board of registration of funeral directors and embalmers established under RSA 325:2. IV. ?"Disposition container" means a container in which human remains are placed and means a container made of wood, wicker, grass, cardboard, or other bio-degradable container, or a shroud made of cotton, linen, wool
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ard, or other bio-degradable container, or a shroud made of cotton, linen, wool, hemp, or other woven plant material. V. ?"Funeral director" means funeral director as defined in RSA 325. VI. ? "Holding facility" means the area of a NOR facility designated for the retention of human remains prior to NOR and includes a refrigerated facility. VII. ?"Human remains" means the body of a deceased person, o