{"code":"HSC","codeName":"Health and Safety Code","section":"7001","citation":"Health & Saf. Code, § 7001","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 7. DEAD BODIES [7000. - 8030.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/division-7"},{"name":"PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS [7000. - 7355.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/division-7/part-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. Definitions [7000. - 7025.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/division-7/part-1/chapter-1"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 399, Sec. 28.   (AB 351)   Effective January 1, 2023.","effective":"2023-01-01","html":"<p>“Human remains” or “remains” means the body of a deceased person, regardless of its stage of decomposition, and includes cremated, reduced, or hydrolyzed human remains.</p>","text":"“Human remains” or “remains” means the body of a deceased person, regardless of its stage of decomposition, and includes cremated, reduced, or hydrolyzed human remains.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/definitions-7001","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}