California Business and Professions Code 7672.7 v2 – (a) Each cremated remains disposer shall file, and thereafter …
(a) Each cremated remains disposer shall file, and thereafter maintain, an updated copy of, an annual report on a form prescribed by the bureau. The report shall include, but not be limited to, the names of the deceased persons whose cremated, reduced, or hydrolyzed human remains were disposed of, the dates of receipt of the cremated, reduced, or hydrolyzed human remains, the names and addresses of the persons who authorized disposal of those remains, the dates and locations of disposal of those remains, and the means and manner of disposition. The report shall cover the fiscal year ending on June 30 and shall be filed with the bureau no later than September 30 of each year.
(b) A cremated remains disposer who makes a willful and material false statement regarding the disposal of cremated, reduced, or hydrolyzed human remains in the annual report filed or updated pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be subject to disciplinary action.
Terms Used In California Business and Professions Code 7672.7 v2
- Bureau: means the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau. See California Business and Professions Code 7601
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which that term occurs, unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Business and Professions Code 15
(c) A cremated remains disposer who makes a willful and material false statement in the annual report filed or updated pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2027.
(Repealed (in Sec. 18) and added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 399, Sec. 19. (AB 351) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2027, by its own provisions.)