When to Apply

A valid Funeral Establishment Permit issued by the Board of Funeral Services is required to open or operate a funeral establishment in Delaware. This permit is in addition to any business license issued by the Division of Revenue.

Use these instructions to file an application for a(n):

• Initial permit for a new Funeral Establishment
• New permit for a previously licensed Funeral Establishment that is relocating
• New permit for a previously licensed Funeral Establishment that has changed ownership

Requirements

Submit a completed, signed and notarized Application for Funeral Establishment Permit.

Enclose non-refundable processing fee by check or money order made payable to "State of Delaware."

Enclose a copy of your Delaware Division of Revenue business license for the establishment.

Reporting Changes

If these events occur, file a new Application for Funeral Establishment Permit.

• Ownership of previously licensed funeral establishment changes (even if name remains the same).
• Funeral establishment that was previously licensed moves to a new location.

Use theFuneral Establishment Permit Change Requestform to report the following events when neither of the events that requires a new application has also occurred. No fee is required.

• The funeral establishment’s name, not its ownership, changes.
• The managing Funeral Director of the funeral establishment changes.