{"data":{"id":"us-ca/hsc-8113.5","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"HSC § 8113.5","heading":"","body":"(a) Except with the express written permission of the person entitled to control the disposition of the remains, or in the case of a double burial consented to by both parties, no person shall knowingly or willfully inter the remains of more than one body in a single plot, or place a casket or other human remains in an already occupied grave.\n(b) Violation of subdivision (a) is a crime punishable as follows:\n(1) A first offense, or a second offense not committed within a year of the first, is punishable as a misdemeanor by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year.\n(2) A second offense committed within a year of the first offense is punishable as a misdemeanor or a felony by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year, or pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code.\n(3) A third or subsequent offense shall be punishable as a felony by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code.","path":["Health and Safety Code - HSC","DIVISION 8. CEMETERIES [8100. - 9703.]","PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS [8100. - 8124.]","CHAPTER 3.5. Requirements for Burials [8113. - 8113.7.]"],"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":"187a599b6df7560dd5d1476e56fa7616217c308ea46509bcafe1e6c544e5b005","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/hsc-8113.4","next":"us-ca/hsc-8113.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}