California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
Health and Safety Code - HSC |
Division 8. CEMETERIES |
Part 3. PRIVATE CEMETERIES |
Chapter 2. Operation and Management |
ARTICLE 5. Operation of Crematories |
Section 8342.
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No crematory shall make or enforce any rules requiring that human remains be placed in a casket before cremation or that human remains be cremated in a casket, nor shall a crematory refuse to accept human remains for cremation for the reason that they are not in a casket. Every director, officer, agent or representative of a crematory who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the requiring of some type of container or disposal unit.
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1027.)