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title: Title 43, Chapter 18. Funeral Directors and Establishments, Embalmers, and Crematories
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date: 2025
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heading: FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND ESTABLISHMENTS, EMBALMERS, AND CREMATORIES
title_heading: PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES
section_count: 45
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# Title 43, Chapter 18. Funeral Directors and Establishments, Embalmers, and Crematories

Title 43. Professions and Businesses

45 sections. Each line is `citation, catchline, status, URL`; the text of every section, in order, is at https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-18.md?full=1 (capped, with a pointer to continue).

- 43-18-1, Definitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-18-1.md
- 43-18-2, Declaration of policy, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-18-2.md
- 43-18-3, Practicing without complying with article, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-18-3.md
- 43-18-4, Unlicensed practice as constituting public nuisance; injunctions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-18-4.md
- 43-18-5, Unlawful acts; exemption, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-18-5.md
- 43-18-6, Penalty, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-18-6.md
- 43-18-7, Termination, reserved (no version in force today), https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-18-7.md
- 43-18-8, Identification of body or remains of deceased; affidavit required for cremated or organically reduced remains, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-18-8.md
- 43-18-9, Disposition of veterans’ cremated or organically reduced remains, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-18-9.md
- 43-18-10, Investigation of complaints; notice of potential illegalities to Attorney General and local sheriff; review by Attorney General, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-18-10.md
- 43-18-20, Continuation of board, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-18-20.md
- 43-18-21, Composition of board; qualifications of members; vacancies; removal of members, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-18-21.md
- 43-18-22, Election of president; meetings; reimbursement of members; conflict of interest, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-18-22.md
- 43-18-23, Powers and duties; rules and regulations; seal, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-18-23.md
- 43-18-40, Application for license; examination, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-18-40.md
- 43-18-41, Qualifications of embalmer or funeral director applicants, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-18-41.md
- 43-18-42, Reciprocity; examination upon meeting qualifications, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-18-42.md
- 43-18-43, Biennial renewal of licenses, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-18-43.md
- 43-18-43.1, Application for reinstatement of licensure, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-18-43.1.md
- 43-18-44, Display of renewal license, wall certificate, or apprentice registration in office or place of business, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-18-44.md
- 43-18-45, Transferability of licenses, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-18-45.md
- 43-18-46, Grounds for denial or revocation of license or registration; other discipline, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-18-46.md
- 43-18-47, Revocation hearing; service on licensee or applicant; revocation or restriction of license or registration, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-18-47.md
- 43-18-48, Refusal to grant license or registration, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-18-48.md
- 43-18-49, Reinstatement of revoked license, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-18-49.md
- 43-18-50, Application for funeral service apprenticeship; period of apprenticeship, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-18-50.md
- 43-18-51, Renewal of registration of apprenticeship, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-18-51.md
- 43-18-52, Supervision and control of apprentices; reporting hours served, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-18-52.md
- 43-18-53, Leaves of absence during apprenticeship, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-18-53.md
- 43-18-54, Refusal to grant apprenticeship registration; grounds for suspension, revocation, limitation of, or refusal to renew registration; reregistration, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-18-54.md
- 43-18-55, Continuing education requirements for embalmers, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-18-55.md
- 43-18-56, Continuing education requirements for funeral directors, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-18-56.md
- 43-18-70, Requirement to only practice at licensed funeral establishment, organic human reduction facility, or crematory; requirements of funeral establishments, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-18-70.md
- 43-18-71, Funeral establishments, organic human reduction facilities, and crematories to be licensed and to employ a licensed funeral director to be in full and continuous charge; display of name and license of funeral director, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-18-71.md
- 43-18-72, Crematories to be licensed; equipment, facilities, and personnel; application; reports; limitation of single body in cremation device, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-18-72.md
- 43-18-72.1, Licensing for organic human reduction facilities; requirements; regulations, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-18-72.1.md
- 43-18-73, Renewal of licenses for the operation of funeral establishments, organic human reduction facilities, and crematories; changes in ownership, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-18-73.md
- 43-18-74, Transferability of licenses, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-18-74.md
- 43-18-75, Inspections; suspension or revocation of license; other disciplinary actions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-18-75.md
- 43-18-76, Fine schedule for violation of minimum standards, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-18-76.md
- 43-18-77, Funeral establishment, organic human reduction facility, or crematory temporarily without services of funeral director in full and conterminous charge, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-18-77.md
- 43-18-78, Temporary destruction of licensed funeral establishment, organic human reduction facility, or crematory; use of temporary location during grace period, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-18-78.md
- 43-18-79, Death of license holder, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-18-79.md
- 43-18-80, Authorizing agent; statement specifying disposition of cremated or organically reduced remains; shipment of remains, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-18-80.md
- 43-18-90, , reserved through 43-18-108 (no version in force today), https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-18-90.md