The death of a loved one is undoubtedly the most traumatic experience any of us will ever encounter. By asking the right questions, comparing prices and services, and making informed decisions, you can make arrangements that are meaningful to your family and control the costs for yourself and your survivors.
Go paperless, CFB Connect has the following applications available online!
- Cemetery Salesperson
- Crematory Manager
- Cemetery Manager
- Funeral Director
- Original Funeral Establishment
Exciting News: Introducing our Strategic Plan 2024–2028
We are excited to share our new Strategic Plan with you, a roadmap designed to guide our Bureau towards greater impact and growth in the coming years.
This plan highlights the areas that were identified by the environmental scan prepared by the California Department of Consumer Affairs' (DCA) SOLID Planning Solutions for the Bureau to improve its processes, continue business modernization efforts, and focus on outreach opportunities.
This robust Strategic Plan reflects our dedicates staff and stakeholders' partners commitment to protect California's consumers.
To explore the full plan, click here.
Fee Schedule:
The Cemetery and Funeral Bureau Fee Schedule may be found here.
SkillBridge Alert:
Expedited Licensure Application Processing for Service Members Enrolled in Skillbridge
- What's New
- Temporary licensure for spouses or domestic partners of active duty military personnel
- Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery (Unlicensed) FAQ (Spanish Version)
- Go paperless, start your application online! Continue to CFB Connect to apply.
- Now Accepting Unitrust Conversion Applications
- New Law for Expedited Licensure
- Under the terms of a new CA law, AB 2113, you may qualify for expedited licensure with the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau if you are a refugee, asylee, or holder of a special immigrant visa. For more information, visit https://www.dca.ca.gov/about_us/ab2113.shtml or contact the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau.
- Under the terms of a new CA law, AB 2113, you may qualify for expedited licensure with the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau if you are a refugee, asylee, or holder of a special immigrant visa. For more information, visit https://www.dca.ca.gov/about_us/ab2113.shtml or contact the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau.
- Consumers
- FEMA COVID–19 Funeral Assistance Now Available
- Publications
- Pre–need Q & A
- Peace of Mind Brochure English | Spanish
- Consumer Guide to Funeral and Cemetery Purchases English | Spanish
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- Applicants
- Information for License Applicants Who Were Convicted of a Crime or Formally Disciplined
- Applications
- Supplemental Application – This form must be included with all applications for a personal license
- Exam Handbooks
- Livescan
- Request for Exam Accommodations
- Other
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- 2024–2028 Strategic Plan
- 2024 Sunset Report
- 2017 Endowment Care Fund Sufficiency Report
- Military Information
- Advisory Committee
- Application for Appointment to the CFB Advisory Committee
- Decisions Pending & Opportunities
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- Video: Options for Selecting Cemetery and Funeral Goods and Services
