N.J.S.A. 45:7-50 — Examination fees; evidence of qualifications.

45:7-50. Examination fees; evidence of qualifications. 19. No person shall be examined by the board except upon payment of a fee for the initial examination and another fee 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 for a period of at least six months prior to the date of the examination; (b) He is of good moral character and at least 18 years of age; (2) a certificate from the Commissioner of Education of this State showing that prior to licensure and upon completion of an approved program of funeral service education, he had obtained an academic education consisting of a four years' course of study in an approved public or private high school or the equivalent thereof, he has (a) satisfactorily completed a minimum of two years of academic instruction in a college or university approved by the New Jersey Department of Education, satisfactorily completed a minimum of one year of academic instruction in a program of funeral service education approved by the State Board of Mortuary Science; or (b) satisfactorily completed a minimum of three years of academic instruction in such a college or university, satisfactorily completed a minimum of one year of academic instruction in such a program of funeral service education; and (3) a certificate from a licensed practitioner of mortuary science or a licensed practitioner of mortuary and embalming science, as appropriate, in the State of New Jersey that he has served a one-year or two-year period of practical training as a registered intern under such practitioner of mortuary science or licensed practitioner of mortuary and embalming science, whichever is applicable; such period of practical training as a registered intern 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; 2025, c.52, s.11.

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