§ 7525

Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.

The remains of a deceased person may be removed from a plot in a cemetery with the consent of the cemetery authority and the written consent of one of the following in the order named:

(a)The surviving spouse.
(b)The surviving children.
(c)The surviving parents.
(d)The surviving brothers or sisters.

Other sections in Article 2 - Consent to Removal

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