California Health and Safety Code CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions

• Section 9501.
  This part shall be known and may be cited as the Mausoleum and Columbarium Law.(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 350, Sec. 1. Effective January 1,
• Section 9502.
  The purpose of this part is to insure the durability and permanence of mausoleums and columbariums by requiring that they be constructed of such material...
• Section 9503.
  Unless the provision or the context otherwise requires, the definitions and general provisions set forth in this chapter govern the construction of this part.(Repealed and...
• Section 9504.
  “Mausoleum” includes any building or structure, used or intended to be used, for the interment of human remains. A columbarium may be built within a...
• Section 9504.5.
  “Private mausoleum or columbarium” shall be a freestanding structure which:(a)  Is constructed for use by the members of any one group, and not for the...
• Section 9505.
  “Companion crypts” or “nest of crypts” means two or more crypts entered through a single crypt opening.(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1349.)
• Section 9506.
  “Columbarium” includes any building or structure, used or intended to be used, for the interment of cremated human remains.(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1349.)
• Section 9507.
  “Uniform Building Code” means the 1991 Edition of the Uniform Building Code, with 1992 amendments, adopted and published by the International Conference of Building Officials.(Amended...
• Section 9508.
  “The Uniform Plumbing Code” means the 1991 Edition of the Plumbing Code, with 1992 amendments, adopted and published by the International Association of Plumbing and...
• Section 9509.
  “National Electrical Code” means the 1990 Edition of the National Electrical Code, with 1992 amendments, adopted and published by the National Fire Protection Association.(Amended by...
• Section 9510.
  “Incombustible Material” means and includes any material having an ignition temperature higher than 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit.(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1349.)
• Section 9511.
  “Type I Construction” includes the type of construction designated and specified as Type I Building Construction in the Uniform Building Code.(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch.
• Section 9512.
  The provisions of this part shall not apply to any structure or building used or intended to be used for the interment of human remains...
• Section 9513.
  (a)  The provisions of this part shall apply to any cemetery that acquires, constructs, improves, maintains, or repairs a mausoleum or columbarium. (b)  The provisions...

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