DIVISION 8. CEMETERIES 8100-9703›PART 2. PUBLIC CEMETERIES 8125-8137›CHAPTER 1. General Provisions 8125-8137

§ 8126

California Health and Safety Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California

The title to lands situated in or near any city and used by the inhabitants without interruption as a cemetery for five years is vested in the inhabitants of the city and the lands shall not be used except as a public cemetery.

(Amended by Stats. 1939, Ch. 339.)

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