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DIVISION 8. CEMETERIES 8100-9703›PART 3. PRIVATE CEMETERIES 8250-8829›CHAPTER 3. Acquisition, Dedication and Sale 8500-8585›ARTICLE 3. Dedication 8550-8561

§ 8559

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

Dedication to cemetery purposes pursuant to this chapter is not invalid as violating any laws against perpetuities or the suspension of the power of alienation of title to or use of property, but is expressly permitted and shall be deemed to be in respect for the dead, a provision for the interment of human remains, and a duty to, and for the benefit of, the general public.

(Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.)

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