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Health & Saf. Code, § 7002 · Chapter 1. Definitions

Health & Saf. Code, § 7002

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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

“Cremated remains” means the ashes and bone fragments of a human body that are left after cremation in a crematory, and includes ashes from the cremation container. “Cremation remains” does not include foreign materials, pacemakers, or prostheses.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 436, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2002.

Source of truth

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Official file
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC&sectionNum=7002.
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