Bus. & Prof. Code, § 7673 · Article 4.5. Cremated Remains Disposer
Bus. & Prof. Code, § 7673
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) A person who scatters any cremated human remains or hydrolyzed human remains without specific written instructions from the person having the right to control the disposition of the remains or who scatters remains in a manner not in accordance with those instructions shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b) Commencing January 1, 2027, a person who integrates reduced human remains into the soil without specific written instructions from the person having the right to control the disposition of the remains, or who integrates reduced human remains into the soil in a manner not in accordance with those instructions shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 399, Sec. 21. (AB 351) Effective January 1, 2023.
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