California · Health and Safety Code - HSC

HSC §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 burial consented to by both parties, no person shall knowing

Felony

What this law says, in plain English

A person cannot knowingly inter multiple bodies in one plot or place remains in an occupied grave without written permission. First and second offenses (not within one year) are misdemeanors; second offense within one year or third+ offense are felonies.

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(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. (b) Violation of subdivision (a) is a crime punishable as follows: (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. (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. (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.

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