California Health and Safety Code CHAPTER 3.5 - Requirements for Burials

• Section 8113.
  (a)  This chapter shall apply to all cemeteries, including, but not limited to, public cemeteries, private cemeteries, and cemeteries operated by religious organizations, or fraternal...
• Section 8113.1.
  (a)  Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), there shall be no less than 18 inches of dirt or turf on top of all...
• Section 8113.3.
  (a)  This chapter shall not apply to mausoleums, crypts, vaults, or other burial structures designed and constructed to be installed without an earthen cover. (b)...
• Section 8113.4.
  Cemeteries shall be liable for the costs of reburial of any remains improperly interred in already occupied graves or interred with less than the amount...
• Section 8113.5.
  (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...
• Section 8113.6.
  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any cemetery that violates any of the requirements of this chapter shall be subject to disciplinary action by the...
• Section 8113.7.
  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the statute of limitations for any individual’s criminal violation of Section 8113.5 shall begin to run at the time...

Last modified: October 22, 2018