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HomeHealth and Safety CodeDiv. 102Pt. 1Ch. 8§ 103060 Cremated Remains Disposition Permit

§ 103060 Cremated Remains Disposition Permit

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§ 103060 Cremated Remains Disposition Permit

This law says you must get a permit from the local registrar to move cremated or hydrolyzed human remains, agree that trespass rules still apply, sign and send back copies of the permit, and the rule stops working after Jan 1 2027.

Key Takeaways

  • •You need a written permit from the local registrar to move cremated or hydrolyzed remains.
  • •When you apply, you must sign that trespass and nuisance laws still apply and the permit doesn’t give you free access to other people’s land.
  • •After the remains are placed, you must sign the permit with the date, send the first copy back within 10 days, and keep the third copy; the registrar can destroy the originals after a year.
  • •The whole rule ends on Jan 1 2027.

Example

A family wants to take their loved one’s ashes from the crematory and place them in a cemetery plot.

The family applies to the local registrar for a permit, signs that they will follow trespass and nuisance laws, signs the permit with the date they bury the ashes, sends the first copy back within 10 days, and keeps the third copy. After the burial they wait for the registrar to eventually destroy the original after a year. The whole process is only allowed because the law is still in effect (until Jan 1 2027).

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

Official Source
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§ 103060 Cremated Remains Disposition Permit

(a) A permit for disposition for the purpose of removing cremated remains or hydrolyzed human remains from the place of cremation, hydrolysis, or interment shall include a description of the final place of disposition sufficient to identify the place and shall be issued by the local registrar to the person having the right to control the disposition of the remains under Section 7100 upon the application of that person. (b) A permit for disposition shall be issued under this section only upon the signed acknowledgment by the person making application that trespass and nuisance laws apply to the disposition and that the permit gives no right of unrestricted access to property not owned by the person for the purpose of disposing of the remains. (c) The person to whom the permit for disposition was issued shall sign the permit, endorse upon it the date of final disposition and, within 10 days, return the first copy of the permit so endorsed to the local registrar of the district in which the disposition took place. The third copy of the permit shall be returned to the office of issuance. After one year, the local registrar may destroy any original or duplicate permit retained pursuant to this section. (d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed. (Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 399, Sec. 48. (AB 351) Effective January 1, 2023. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by its own provisions. See later operative version added by Sec. 49 of Stats. 2022, Ch. 399.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

Key Terms

permit for dispositioncremated remainshydrolyzed human remainslocal registrartrespass and nuisance laws

Related Statutes

  • § 103055 Disposition Permit Requirements
  • § 103065 Death Certificate Disposition Permit
  • § 103070 Body Disposition Time Limits
  • § 103085 Out-Of-State Remains Permit
  • § 103080 Permit Return After Interment

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Health and Safety Code. Section 103060.
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