{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-25-15-4-3","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 25-15-4-3","heading":"Funeral director licenses","body":"Sec. 3. (a) An applicant must qualify under subsection (b) to be licensed as a funeral director. However, subject to IC 25-15-8-10, an individual qualified under subsection (c) or (d) shall be treated as a qualified individual.\n(b) To qualify for a funeral director license, an applicant must:\n(1) be an individual who is at least eighteen (18) years of age;\n(2) submit proof that the applicant has not been convicted of:\n(A) an act that would constitute a ground for disciplinary sanction under IC 25-1-11; or\n(B) a crime that has a direct bearing on the applicant's ability to practice competently;\n(3) have a diploma from an accredited high school;\n(4) have successfully completed either:\n(A) a course of education consisting of:\n(i) thirty (30) semester hours or forty-five (45) quarter hours of college level work in a regionally accredited postsecondary educational institution that includes course work in the subjects of English, humanities, science, business, and other electives that apply toward a baccalaureate degree from the postsecondary educational institution; and\n(ii) four (4) academic quarters or the equivalent in an accredited college, school, or department of mortuary science approved by the board; or\n(B) a twenty-one (21) month program in an accredited college, school, or department of mortuary science approved by the board;\n(5) pass the examination required by the board for a funeral director license;\n(6) under the direct supervision of a funeral director licensee, have at least one (1) year of continuous experience in the practice of funeral service; and\n(7) pay the licensing fee set by the board for a funeral director licensee.\n(c) An individual may be licensed as a funeral director if, on June 30, 1985, the individual had a funeral director license and an embalmer license issued by the state board of embalmers and funeral directors.\n(d) An individual may be a funeral director if, on June 30, 1985, the individual had a funeral director license issued by the state board of embalmers and funeral directors.","path":["TITLE 25. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","ARTICLE 15. EMBALMERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS","Chapter 4. Minimum Qualifications; Reciprocity"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_25.html#25-15-4-3","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-10-06T20:43:28Z","sha256":"8f5e844101432614752b42abf0e39aefe0554b4dbd215f455c9317a85240191e","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-25-15-4-2","next":"us-in/ic-25-15-4-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}