§ 7736 Cemetery Removal Notice Requirements

Health and Safety Code·California

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•If a cemetery wants to move graves, they must give a warning first.
•The warning must be in writing and say when the graves will be moved.
•The warning must be given at least 10 months before the move happens.

Example

A city wants to build a new road where an old cemetery is located.

The city must put out a notice saying they plan to move the graves. This notice must be given 10 months before they start moving the graves.

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§ 7736 Cemetery Removal Notice Requirements

The notice shall be entitled “Notice of Declaration of Intention to Remove Human Remains from ____ (insert name of cemetery) in accordance with the provisions of Ordinance No. ____ (insert number) of the ____ (insert name of city, or city and county) adopted ____ (insert date)” and shall specify a date not less than ten months after the first publication when the cemetery authority causing the notice to be published will proceed to remove the remains then remaining in such cemetery or the portion from which removals are to be made. (Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.)

Last verified: January 24, 2026

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ordinance port remove human remains declaration intention accordance publication authority

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Health and Safety Code. Section 7736.

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