This law states that licenses issued under this chapter expire annually on the last day of the month they were originally issued. To renew, license holders must apply and pay the renewal fee by the expiration date. The bureau is responsible for sending a notice to each licensed funeral establishment, funeral director, and embalmer to remind them that the renewal fee is due.

If your license expires, you can renew it within five years by filling out a renewal form and paying all the missed renewal fees. If you wait more than 30 days after it expires, you’ll also need to pay a late fee. Your license is considered renewed on the latest date you either file the application or pay the fees, including any late charges. The renewed license will last until the next expiration date specified in Section 7725. However, if you don’t renew your license within a year after it expires, you might have to take an exam to get it back.

Even if a suspended license is renewed, it doesn't allow the person to use it for its intended activities until it's officially reinstated. The person can't do anything that goes against the suspension order.

If your professional license in California gets revoked, it will still expire like a regular license, but you can't renew it. However, if you get it reinstated after it has expired, you'll have to pay both the regular renewal fee that was in effect before it expired and any late fees that were due when it was revoked.

If you don't renew your license within five years of it expiring, you can't renew or restore it. To get a new license, you need to pay fees and meet the current requirements, except education requirements. The bureau might give you a new license without an exam if you prove you're qualified and it's in the public interest. The bureau can also waive the application fee in some cases. This rule does not apply to apprenticeship certificates.

Every month, by the 10th, the department has to send all the fees it collects to the State Treasury and let the State Controller know about it. These fees are put into a special fund called the Cemetery and Funeral Fund, which is used to manage cemetery and funeral-related activities. This rule started being in effect on July 1, 2016.

This law sets the fees for various licenses, applications, and renewals related to the funeral business. If you're applying for a funeral director's license, it costs $380. Changing the location of a funeral home's license is $470, while assigning a license is $560. Renewing a funeral director's license costs the same as the application fee, and is 150% more if late. An embalmer’s license application costs $280, with the renewal fee set at $190. Apprenticeship registration is $120. If a funeral home wants to train apprentices, the fee is $190. A funeral director's exam costs $190. Filing reports on preneed trust funds is $500, and more if late. Changing the funeral establishment’s name costs $300, but only $25 for other licenses. Duplicate licenses cost $50. Changes in corporate officers or trustees also cost $50, while a new funeral home license is $750 with the same cost for renewal, higher if late.

This law explains how much it costs to get or renew a license or certificate of authority. If your license or certificate expires, you can still renew it within five years by paying all the outstanding fees.

If you renew a license, registration, or certificate of authority late, you'll have to pay 150% of the usual renewal fee. However, the extra charge can't be less than the renewal fee plus an additional $25.

When applying for a cemetery broker's license, you must pay a fee upfront. If you don't pass the required exam, you can retake it by applying again and paying a $190 fee. Once you've paid the original license fee or the retake fee, you won't get any money back, even if your application isn't complete.

If you want to renew your cemetery broker's license each year, you need to pay $560.

This law section states that if a corporation is licensed as a cemetery broker, only one officer can conduct brokerage activities without paying an extra fee. However, for any other officers participating in brokerage on behalf of the corporation, a yearly fee of $190 must be paid in addition to the company’s renewal fee.

If a cemetery brokerage business is run as a partnership, only one partner is allowed to act as the licensed cemetery broker for the business. This person must be named in the partnership's license application. If any other partners want to conduct business as cemetery brokers, they must pay an additional annual fee of $190 each.

If you want to get a license to sell cemetery plots or services, it will cost you $60.

If you want to apply for a cemetery salesperson's license, you have to pay a fee each time you file an application.

If you want to renew your license to work as a cemetery salesperson, you'll need to pay a $50 fee each year.

If you file an annual report on endowment and special care funds on time, the cost is $500. If you file it late, you'll have to pay 150% of that amount.

If you want to get a license for a branch office as a broker, it will cost $190.

This law indicates that the fee for registering as a cremated remains disposer is $190.

If a licensed professional needs to update their name or address with the bureau's records, they must pay a fee of $25.

This law specifies the fees related to becoming and maintaining a crematory manager in California. It costs $680 to take or retake the exam, $130 to get the license initially, and $150 to renew the license.

This law outlines the fees related to becoming and staying a licensed cemetery manager. It states that the examination fee is $800, the initial license costs $130, and renewing the license is $150.

If you run a cemetery, you need to pay an annual fee of $750 for each cemetery you operate. Besides that, there's a quarterly charge of $11.50 for each burial, entombment, or inurnment that took place in the last quarter. These payments go into the Cemetery and Funeral Fund. If the cremation happens on-site and your cemetery owns the crematorium, the extra charge for the burial-related activities is capped at $11.50.

The law requires that the bureau sets a fee for getting or renewing a hydrolysis facility license, which can't be more than what it costs to manage the licensing. Additionally, facilities have to pay $11.50 for each hydrolysis they perform every quarter, with this money going into the Cemetery and Funeral Fund.

This law outlines how fees for reduction facilities will be set by a regulatory bureau, with the process needing to be in place by January 1, 2027. Facility operators must pay to obtain or renew a license and an additional fee per reduction unit they handle each quarter. The total fees cannot be more than what's needed to run the licensing program. Each reduction fee is capped at $8.50, and all fees collected go into the Cemetery and Funeral Fund to support the program.

Once the required fees are paid, the bureau is responsible for renewing the certificate that allows a cemetery to operate.

If you don't pay the required fees by February 1st each year, your certificate of authority can be suspended. To get it back, you'll need to pay those fees.

This law makes it illegal for a cemetery corporation to bury a body without having the proper approval. Each burial done without authorization is counted as a separate offense.

This law requires that all money collected by the bureau related to cemeteries and funerals be reported and sent to the state’s Treasurer at least once a month. The funds are then placed in a special account called the Cemetery and Funeral Fund in the State Treasury. This rule has been in effect since July 1, 2016.

This law states that any money collected and placed in the State Treasury's Cemetery and Funeral Fund must be used to cover legitimate costs related to enforcing the relevant laws. It came into effect on July 1, 2016.