Section 54.1-2801 - ExemptionsA. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any officer of local or state institutions or to the burial of the bodies of inmates of state institutions when buried at the expense of the Commonwealth or any of its political subdivisions.B. Any person holding a license as a funeral director or embalmer or an equivalent in another state, having substantially similar requirements as the Board, may apply to the Board for courtesy card privileges to remove bodies from and to arrange funerals or embalm bodies in this Commonwealth. However, these privileges shall not include the right to establish or engage generally in the business of funeral directing and embalming in Virginia.Code 1950, §§ 54-260.1, 54-260.22 through 54-260.30, 54-260.32; 1956, c. 220; 1966, c. 284, § 54-260.70; 1972, c. 797, § 54-260.67; 1973, c. 296; 1974, c. 686; 1978, c. 849; 1986, c. 43; 1988, c. 765.Amended by Acts 1988, c. 765.Amended by Acts 1986, c. 43.Amended by Acts 1978, c. 849.Amended by Acts 1974, c. 686.Amended by Acts 1973, c. 296.Amended by Acts 1972, c. 797, § 54-260.67.Amended by Acts 1966, c. 284, § 54-260.70.Amended by Acts 1956, c. 220.