GroundRules
HSC § 8342
Where this section sits in the code
- Health and Safety Code - HSC
- DIVISION 8. CEMETERIES [8100. - 9703.]
- PART 3. PRIVATE CEMETERIES [8250. - 8829.]
- CHAPTER 2. Operation and Management [8275. - 8396.]
- ARTICLE 5. Operation of Crematories [8341. - 8347.]
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.
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