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DIVISION 102. VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS 102100-103925›PART 1. VITAL RECORDS 102100-103800›CHAPTER 8. Permits for Disposition of Human Remains 103050-103105

§ 103070

California Health and Safety Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

The body of any person whose death occurs in this state, or whose body is found in the state, or that is brought in from outside the state, shall not be temporarily held pending disposition more than eight calendar days after death, unless a permit for disposition is issued by the local registrar of the registration district in which the death occurred or the body was found.

(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)

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