California · Health and Safety Code - HSC

HSC §8391: A reduction facility shall not make or enforce rules requiring that human remains be placed in a casket before reduction, nor shall a reduction facility refuse to accept human remains for reduction fo

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

Reduction facilities cannot require human remains be in a casket before reduction or refuse remains lacking a casket. Directors or officers who violate this rule commit a misdemeanor.

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A reduction facility shall not make or enforce rules requiring that human remains be placed in a casket before reduction, nor shall a reduction facility refuse to accept human remains for reduction for the reason that they are not in a casket. A director, officer, agent, or representative of a reduction facility who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor. This section does not prohibit a facility from requiring some type of container or disposal unit.

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