TITLE 18. PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING
TITLE 18. PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING
CEMETERY BOARD
Final Regulation
REGISTRAR'S NOTICE: The Cemetery Board is claiming an exemption from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act in accordance with § 2.2-4006 A 4 a of the Code of Virginia, which excludes regulations that are necessary to conform to changes in Virginia statutory law or the appropriation act where no agency discretion is involved. The board will receive, consider, and respond to petitions by any interested person at any time with respect to reconsideration or revision.
Title of Regulation: 18VAC47-20. Cemetery Board Rules and Regulations (amending 18VAC47-20-150).
Statutory Authority: § 54.1-2313 of the Code of Virginia.
Effective Date: December 1, 2026.
Agency Contact: Anika Coleman, Executive Director, Cemetery Board, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 400, Richmond, VA 23233, telephone (804) 367-8552, fax (866) 826-8863, or email cemetery@dpor.virginia.gov.
Summary:
Pursuant to Chapter 772 of the 2026 Acts of Assembly, the amendments (i) provide that the Cemetery Board may take disciplinary cases under advisement in lieu of other disciplinary sanctions as provided for in § 54.1-201 A 7 of the Code of Virginia and (ii) clarify the actions the board may take against a credential held by a regulant.
18VAC47-20-150. Grounds for disciplinary action.
The In accordance with § 54.1-2314 of the Code of Virginia, the board may suspend a license or registration for a stated period or indefinitely, revoke any license or registration, censure or reprimand or impose a monetary penalty against any person licensed or registered by the board or (i) suspend, (ii) place such person on probation for such time as it may designate, (iii) fail to renew, or (iv) revoke any license or registration when any licensee or registrant has been found to have violated or cooperated with others in violating any provision of Chapter 23.1 (§ 54.1-2310 et seq.) of Title 54.1 of the Code of Virginia or any regulation of the board. The board may also take a case against a licensee or registrant under advisement as provided for in § 54.1-201 A 7 of the Code of Virginia.
VA.R. Doc. No. R27-8804; Filed September 24, 2026