California Health and Safety Code

§ 7054.8

HSC § 7054.8 Effective Jan 1, 2018Div. 7 · Part 1 · Ch. 2

Statute text

(a)Except with the express written permission of the person entitled to control the disposition of the remains, no person shall do any of the following:

(1)Hydrolyze the remains of more than one person at the same time in the same hydrolysis chamber, or introduce the remains of a second person into a hydrolysis chamber until dissolution of any preceding remains has been terminated and reasonable efforts have been employed to remove all fragments of the preceding remains. The fact that there is residue in the hydrolysis chamber or other equipment or any container used in a prior hydrolysis is not a violation of this section.

(2)Dispose of or scatter hydrolyzed human remains in a manner or in such a location that the remains are commingled with those of another person. This paragraph shall not apply to the scattering of hydrolyzed human remains at sea from individual containers or to the disposal in a dedicated cemetery of accumulated residue removed from processing equipment.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 846, Sec. 62. (AB 967) Effective January 1, 2018. Section operative July 1, 2020, by its own provisions.