Oklahoma § 59-396.4 - Fees

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§ 59-396.4. Fees

A. 1. The Oklahoma Funeral Board shall set fees pursuant to

rule for all licenses, registrations, examinations, and renewals

required by the Funeral Services Licensing Act.

2. Until the Oklahoma Funeral Board sets fees pursuant to rule,

the following shall be the fees charged for the licenses,

registrations, and examinations required by the Funeral Services

Licensing Act:

Funeral Director License or Renewal

$75.00

Assistant Funeral Director License or Renewal

$150.00

Embalmer License or Renewal

$75.00

Registration for Funeral Director/Embalmer Apprentice

$150.00

Extension of Funeral Director/Embalmer Apprentice

$150.00

Embalmer Examination

$100.00

Funeral Director Examination

$100.00

State Law Examination

$100.00

Funeral Establishment License or Renewal

$250.00

Commercial Embalming Establishment License or Renewal

$250.00

Reciprocal License for Funeral Director or Embalmer

$150.00

Change of Funeral Director in Charge

$150.00

Crematory License or Renewal

$250.00

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations

B. The Oklahoma Funeral Board shall assess Three Dollars

($3.00) for each disposition performed by the licensed funeral

establishment or commercial embalming establishment. The

disposition fee shall be payable upon renewal of the license as

provided in subsection E of this section and shall be calculated

from November 1 of the preceding calendar year to October 31 of the

current calendar year for each licensee. For purposes of this

subsection, “disposition” means each time the licensed establishment

files an original death certificate pursuant to Section 1-317 of

Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

C. Fees for funeral director, embalmer, and state law

examinations shall be paid prior to the scheduled examination. An

examination fee shall not be refundable.

D. The Oklahoma Funeral Board is authorized to determine and

fix special administrative service fees. Each such fee shall not be

in excess of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00).

E. If any renewal fee required by this section is not paid on

or before December 31 of each year, the amount of the fee shall be

doubled and if the fee is not paid on or before April 30 of the

subsequent year, the licensee shall be in default and the license

shall terminate automatically.

F. All examinations of the Oklahoma Funeral Board shall be

exempt from the Oklahoma Open Records Act in order to maintain the

integrity of the examination process. Copies of completed

examinations shall only be released upon receipt of a court order

from a court of competent jurisdiction.

Added by Laws 1941, p. 236, § 5, emerg. eff. May 20, 1941. Amended

by Laws 1945, p. 193, § 2, emerg. eff. April 28, 1945; Laws 1961, p.

455, § 2, emerg. eff. July 11, 1961; Laws 1970, c. 311, § 2, emerg.

eff. April 27, 1970; Laws 1978, c. 96, § 2, emerg. eff. March 29,

1978; Laws 1983, c. 163, § 2; Laws 1989, c. 297, § 6, eff. Nov. 1,

1989; Laws 1990, c. 195, § 2, emerg. eff. May 10, 1990; Laws 1999,

c. 64, § 6, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2003, c. 57, § 6, emerg. eff.

April 10, 2003; Laws 2015, c. 375, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2015; Laws

2025, c. 381, § 3, eff. July 1, 2025.

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