{"code":"BPC","codeName":"Business and Professions Code","section":"7672.10","citation":"Bus. & Prof. Code, § 7672.10","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 3. PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY [5000. - 9998.12.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/division-3"},{"name":"CHAPTER 12. Cemetery and Funeral Act [7600. - 7746.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/division-3/chapter-12"},{"name":"ARTICLE 4.5. Cremated Remains Disposer [7672. - 7673.2.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/division-3/chapter-12/article-4.5"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 399, Sec. 20.   (AB 351)   Effective January 1, 2023.","effective":"2023-01-01","html":"<p>(a) A person who scatters cremated human remains or hydrolyzed human remains without a valid registration and who is not otherwise exempt from this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. The remains of each person scattered shall constitute a separate violation.</p><p>(b) Commencing January 1, 2027, a person who integrates reduced human remains into the soil without a valid registration and who is not otherwise exempt from this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. The remains of each person integrated into the soil shall constitute a separate violation.</p>","text":"(a) A person who scatters cremated human remains or hydrolyzed human remains without a valid registration and who is not otherwise exempt from this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. The remains of each person scattered shall constitute a separate violation. (b) Commencing January 1, 2027, a person who integrates reduced human remains into the soil without a valid registration and who is not otherwise exempt from this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. The remains of each person integrated into the soil shall constitute a separate violation.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/cremated-remains-disposer-7672-10","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}