California · Business and Professions Code - BPC

BPC §7672.10: (a) A person who scatters cremated human remains or hydrolyzed human remains without a valid registration and who is not otherwise exempt from this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

A person who scatters or integrates cremated/hydrolyzed human remains without valid registration commits a misdemeanor. Each person's remains constitutes a separate violation.

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(a) A person who scatters cremated human remains or hydrolyzed human remains without a valid registration and who is not otherwise exempt from this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. The remains of each person scattered shall constitute a separate violation. (b) Commencing January 1, 2027, a person who integrates reduced human remains into the soil without a valid registration and who is not otherwise exempt from this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. The remains of each person integrated into the soil shall constitute a separate violation.

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