California CodesBusiness and Professions Code - BPCDivision 3 — Professions and Vocations GenerallyChapter 12 — Cemetery and Funeral ActArticle 2 — Funeral Establishments and DirectorsSection 7629
No funeral establishment shall be conducted or held forth as being conducted or advertised as being conducted under any name which might tend to mislead the public or which would be sufficiently like the name of any other licensed funeral establishment so as to constitute an unfair method of competition.
Any funeral director desiring to change the name appearing on his or her license may do so by applying to the bureau and paying the fee fixed by this chapter.
Notes
Prohibits a funeral establishment from operating or advertising under a name that could mislead the public or is sufficiently similar to another licensed establishment’s name to constitute unfair competition. Allows a funeral director to change the name on the license by applying to the bureau and paying the chapter-set fee.
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