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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

§ 8551

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

The cemetery authority shall file the map or plat in the office of the recorder of the county in which all or a portion of the property is situated. The cemetery authority shall also file for record in the county recorder’s office a written declaration of dedication of the property delineated on the plat or map, dedicating the property exclusively to cemetery purposes.

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

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