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HomeHealth and Safety CodeDiv. 7Pt. 2Ch. 4Art. 3§ 7738 Cemetery Plot Owner Notice

§ 7738 Cemetery Plot Owner Notice

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§ 7738 Cemetery Plot Owner Notice

Key Takeaways

  • •If a cemetery wants to make changes that affect your plot, they must send you a letter about it.
  • •The letter will be sent to the address the cemetery has on file for you.
  • •If the cemetery doesn’t have your address, they’ll send the letter to the city where the cemetery is located.

Example

A cemetery wants to build a new road that will go through some graves. They have to tell the families who own those graves.

The cemetery will send a letter to the families using the address they have on file. If they don’t have an address, they’ll send the letter to the city where the cemetery is located.

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

Official Source
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§ 7738 Cemetery Plot Owner Notice

A copy of the notice shall be mailed to every person who owns, holds, or has the right of interment in, any plot in the cemetery or part affected, whose name appears upon the records of the cemetery. The notice shall be addressed to the last known post-office address of the plot owner as it appears from the records of the cemetery, and if his address does not appear or is not known, then to him at the city, or city and county, in which the cemetery land is situated. (Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.)

Last verified: January 24, 2026

Key Terms

changes affectinginterment

Related Statutes

  • § 8650 Family Plot Inheritance Rules
  • § 8652 Burial Rights After Death
  • § 8653 Family Plot Interment Waiver
  • § 100825 Environmental Lab Accreditation
  • § 100827 Laboratory Water Test Reporting

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Health and Safety Code. Section 7738.
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