Legal Opinion
Pre-Need Family Services Eastern Region v. Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 26, 2006PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge FRIEDMAN.
Pre-Need Family Services Eastern Region (Pre-Need) petitions for review of the September 9, 2005, order of the Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs directing Pre-Need to (1) pay $1,000 in civil penalties for engaging in the unlicensed practice of funeral directing in violation of sections 13(a) and 13(c) of the Funeral Director Law (Law) 1 and (2) cease and desist offering direct cremation packages unless and until Pre-Need obtains a license. We affirm.
Incorporated in 2002, Pre-Need is in the business of selling or offering to sell to the public, on a…
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