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DIVISION 8. CEMETERIES 8100-9703›PART 3. PRIVATE CEMETERIES 8250-8829›CHAPTER 2. Operation and Management 8275-8396›ARTICLE 9. Reduction Facilities 8390-8396

§ 8391

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

A reduction facility shall not make or enforce rules requiring that human remains be placed in a casket before reduction, nor shall a reduction facility refuse to accept human remains for reduction for the reason that they are not in a casket. A director, officer, agent, or representative of a reduction facility who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor. This section does not prohibit a facility from requiring some type of container or disposal unit.

(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 399, Sec. 45. (AB 351) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2027, pursuant to Sec. 8396.)

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