AGENCY: Department of Commerce. Division of Professional Licensing
SERIES: 9743
TITLE: Funeral service licensing files
DATES: 1961-
ARRANGEMENT: Numerical by license number.
DESCRIPTION: These files document applications, registrations, and licenses for funeral service directors and apprentices. The Department of Commerce, Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing, issues licenses to qualified applicants. Applicants for funeral directors are required to submit an application, pay a fee determined by the Department of Commerce, be of good moral character, complete and provide evidence of an associate degree in mortuary science from an institution approved by the American Board of Funeral Service Education, complete at least two thousand hours of service in a mortuary and fifty embalmings within a one year period, and pass an examination (UCA 58-9-302 (2005)). Information includes name, social security number, mailing and business address, gender, birthdate and birthplace, physical characteristics, and educational background. Applicants are required to submit a photograph with their application.
RETENTION
Retain for 10 year(s)
DISPOSITION
Destroy.
RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION
Retention and disposition for this series were specifically approved by the State Records Committee.
APPROVED: 06/2006
FORMAT MANAGEMENT
Computer data files: Retain in Office for 10 years and then delete.
Paper: For records prior to and including 2008. Retain in Office for 1 year and then transfer to State Records Center. Retain in State Records Center for 9 years and then destroy.
Microfilm master: Retain in Archives permanently.
Microfilm duplicate: Retain in Archives permanently.
APPRAISAL
Administrative Historical
The decision was made to hold previously filmed microfilm and microfiche licenses as a historical sample of one of the department's functions.
PRIMARY DESIGNATION
Public. UCA 63G-2-301(2)(r) (2008)
SECONDARY DESIGNATION
Private. UCA 63G-2-302(2)(d) (2008), at-risk govt. employees 63G-2-303
Exempt. UCA 58-1-106(2)and(3) (2008)