Business and Professions Code § 7672.4

ARTICLE 4.5. Cremated Remains Disposer

Current as of September 28, 2026Bus. & Prof. Code, § 7672.4Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 399, Sec. 14. (AB 351) Effective January 1, 2023. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by its own provisions. See later operative version added by Sec. 15 of Stats. 2022, Ch. 399.

(a) A cremated remains disposer who scatters cremated human remains or hydrolyzed human remains without specific written instructions from the person having the right to control the disposition of the remains or who scatters remains in a manner not in accordance with those instructions shall be subject to disciplinary action.

(b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.

Other version (effective January 1, 2023): not in force on 2026-09-28

Repealed (in Sec. 14) and added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 399, Sec. 15. (AB 351) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2027, by its own provisions.

(a) A cremated remains disposer who scatters cremated human remains or hydrolyzed human remains or who integrates reduced human remains into the soil without specific written instructions from the person having the right to control the disposition of the remains or who scatters or integrates into the soil human remains in a manner not in accordance with those instructions shall be subject to disciplinary action.

(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2027.