{"data":{"id":"us-ca/hsc-7010.1","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"HSC § 7010.1","heading":"","body":"(a) “Hydrolysis” means the process by which the following two steps are taken:\n(1) The reduction of the body of a deceased person to its essential organic components and bone fragments by alkaline hydrolysis. “Alkaline hydrolysis” is a process using heat or heat and applied pressure, water, and potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide in a hydrolysis chamber.\n(2) The processing of the remains after removal from the hydrolysis chamber pursuant to Section 7010.3.\n(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2020.","path":["Health and Safety Code - HSC","DIVISION 7. DEAD BODIES [7000. - 8030.]","PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS [7000. - 7355.]","CHAPTER 1. Definitions [7000. - 7025.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"d87a19fb5f365e2b1ec53725133f0c6aade7a245428c2761b60af3eb17f114d2","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/hsc-7010","next":"us-ca/hsc-7010.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}