Health & Saf. Code, § 7001 · Chapter 1. Definitions

Health & Saf. Code, § 7001

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“Human remains” or “remains” means the body of a deceased person, regardless of its stage of decomposition, and includes cremated, reduced, or hydrolyzed human remains.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 399, Sec. 28. (AB 351) Effective January 1, 2023.

Source of truth

Edition: As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC&sectionNum=7001.
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