{"data":{"id":"us-ca/hsc-7114","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"HSC § 7114","heading":"","body":"Any person who performs, permits or assists at, an autopsy on a dead body without having first obtained (a) the authorization of the deceased in writing, including, but not limited to, the last will of the deceased; or (b) the authorization in writing of the person designated by Section 7100 of this code as having the right to control the disposition of the remains of the deceased; or (c) in the case of a cemetery authority or a licensed funeral director or a licensed hospital or its agents or a physician, the written or verbal authorization described in Section 7113 or 7151.6 of this code, is guilty of a misdemeanor, except that this section shall not be applicable to the performance of an autopsy by the coroner or other officer authorized by law to perform autopsies.","path":["Health and Safety Code - HSC","DIVISION 7. DEAD BODIES [7000. - 8030.]","PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS [7000. - 7355.]","CHAPTER 3. Custody, and Duty of Interment [7100. - 7117.1.]"],"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":"2bbdd8751ad603f5b7cf39e523aff67d3ac77b705f2a94f395d4100b4be0ad0a","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/hsc-7113","next":"us-ca/hsc-7116"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}