California Business and Professions Code 7712.6 – A crematory licensee under this article shall not conduct any …
A crematory licensee under this article shall not conduct any cremations:
(a) Unless the licensee has a written contract with the person or persons entitled to custody of the remains clearly stating the location, manner, and time of disposition to be made of the remains, agreeing to pay the regular fees of the licensee for cremation, disposition, and other services rendered, and any other contractual provisions as may be required by the bureau.
Terms Used In California Business and Professions Code 7712.6
- Bureau: means the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau. See California Business and Professions Code 7601
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Licensee: means any person authorized by a license, certificate, registration, or other means to engage in a business or profession regulated by this code or referred to in Sections 1000 and 3600. See California Business and Professions Code 23.8
(b) Of any remains more than 24 hours after delivery of the remains, unless the remains have been preserved in the interim by refrigeration or embalming.
(c) Unless the licensee has a contractual relationship with a licensed cemetery authority for final disposition of cremated human remains by burial, entombment, or inurnment of any and all remains which are not lawfully disposed of or which are not called for or accepted by the person or persons entitled to the custody and control of the disposition thereof within 90 days of the date of death.
(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 395, Sec. 35. (AB 180) Effective January 1, 2016.)