California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 7714.5

Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 399, Sec. 26. (AB 351) Effective January 1, 2023.

It is a misdemeanor for a person, firm, or corporation to reduce human remains, or to dispose of reduced human remains, without a valid, unexpired reduction facility license. Each reduction of human remains carried out in violation of this section is a separate violation.

Cite this section

Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 7714.5 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/bpc/division-3-professions-and-vocations-generally/chapter-12-cemetery-and-funeral-act/article-6-6-reduction-facilities/section-7714.5

Other sections in Article 6.6 - Reduction Facilities

§ 7714§ 7714.1§ 7714.2§ 7714.3§ 7714.4§ 7714.5§ 7714.6§ 7714.7

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