{"data":{"id":"us-ca/hsc-8551","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"HSC § 8551","heading":"","body":"The cemetery authority shall file the map or plat in the office of the recorder of the county in which all or a portion of the property is situated. The cemetery authority shall also file for record in the county recorder’s office a written declaration of dedication of the property delineated on the plat or map, dedicating the property exclusively to cemetery purposes.","path":["Health and Safety Code - HSC","DIVISION 8. CEMETERIES [8100. - 9703.]","PART 3. PRIVATE CEMETERIES [8250. - 8829.]","CHAPTER 3. Acquisition, Dedication and Sale [8500. - 8585.]","ARTICLE 3. Dedication [8550. - 8561.]"],"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":"0060b6550e3fc4112d6f5df0072b91ab2752fcbfacfaaffd2fa8c982793146ca","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/hsc-8550","next":"us-ca/hsc-8552"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}