California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
Health and Safety Code - HSC |
Division 7. DEAD BODIES |
Part 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
Chapter 1. Definitions |
Section 7010.5.
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"Residue" means human ashes, bone fragments, prostheses, and disintegrated material from the chamber itself, imbedded in cracks and uneven spaces of a cremation chamber, that cannot be removed through reasonable manual contact with sweeping or scraping equipment. Material left in the cremation chamber, after the completion of a cremation, that can be reasonably removed shall not be considered "residue."
(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 436, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2002.)