Health & Saf. Code, § 7112 · Chapter 3. Custody, and Duty of Interment
Health & Saf. Code, § 7112
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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
No action shall lie against any cemetery authority relating to the cremated remains of any person which have been left in its possession for a period of one year, unless a written contract has been entered into with the cemetery authority for their care or unless permanent interment has been made.
No licensed funeral director shall be liable in damages for the lawful disposition of any cremated human remains.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1232, Sec. 25. Effective January 1, 1994.
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