Utah Code § 58-9-305

Exemptions from licensure
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In addition to the exemptions from licensure in Section 58-1-307, a person may engage in the
following acts included within the definition of the practice of funeral service, subject to the stated
circumstances and limitations, without being licensed under this chapter:
(1) transportation of a dead human body in accordance with other applicable state and federal
laws;
(2) ambulance or other emergency transportation of a dead human body;
(3) the sale of any of the following that is delivered to the buyer or the buyer's designee within 90
days after the day of the sale:
(a) funeral merchandise;
(b) headstones; or
(c) other memorial merchandise;
(4) the performance of funeral, graveside, or memorial services by:
(a) a member of the clergy;
(b) a member of the decedent's family; or
(c) any other recognized individual;
(5) assisting a Utah licensed funeral service director regarding disasters or special emergencies by
individuals licensed in other states as funeral service directors or embalmers;
(6) activities of an unlicensed individual employed by a funeral service establishment involving
arrangement for a funeral service or the sale of funeral merchandise if the binding contract is
reviewed, approved, and signed in behalf of the funeral service establishment by a licensed
funeral service director; and
(7) nonprofessional tasks or activities which:
(a) do not require independent professional judgment; and
(b) are required of persons employed by a funeral service establishment under the supervision of
a funeral service director.

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