California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 27460

Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.

If an inquest is held by the coroner and no other person takes charge of the body of the deceased, he shall cause it to be interred decently.

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Cal. Gov. Code § 27460 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/gov/title-3-government-of-counties/division-2-officers/part-3-other-officers/chapter-10-coroner/article-1-duties-generally/section-27460

Other sections in Article 1 - Duties Generally

§ 27460§ 27461§ 27462§ 27463§ 27463.5§ 27464§ 27465§ 27466§ 27467§ 27468§ 27469§ 27470§ 27470.5§ 27471§ 27472§ 27473

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