PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS [8100. - 8124.]

Part 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.

§§ 8100–8124 · 20 sections

1. CHAPTER 1. Definitions § 8100 · 1 section

   • § 8100 The definitions set forth in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 7000) of Part 1 of Division 7 shall be applicable to this division.
2. CHAPTER 2. Vandalism §§ 8102–8103 · 2 sections

   • § 8102 Any person violating any provision of this chapter is liable, in a civil action by and in the name of the cemetery authority, to pay all damages occasioned by…
   • § 8103 The provisions of this chapter do not apply to the removal or unavoidable breakage or injury, by a cemetery authority, of any thing placed in or upon any…
3. CHAPTER 3. Records §§ 8110–8112 · 3 sections

   • § 8110 The person in charge of any premises on which interments or cremations are made shall keep a record of all remains interred or cremated and of the interment of…
   • § 8111 The records shall at all times be open to official inspection.
   • § 8112 Records required to be kept under Division 7 (commencing with Section 7000) or this division may be kept in original form or by photocopy, microfilm,…
4. CHAPTER 3.5. Requirements for Burials §§ 8113–8113.7 · 7 sections

   • § 8113 (a) This chapter shall apply to all cemeteries, including, but not limited to, public cemeteries, private cemeteries, and cemeteries operated by religious…
   • § 8113.1 (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), there shall be no less than 18 inches of dirt or turf on top of all vaults or caskets as measured at the…
   • § 8113.3 (a) This chapter shall not apply to mausoleums, crypts, vaults, or other burial structures designed and constructed to be installed without an earthen cover.…
   • § 8113.4 Cemeteries shall be liable for the costs of reburial of any remains improperly interred in already occupied graves or interred with less than the amount of…
   • § 8113.5 (a) Except with the express written permission of the person entitled to control the disposition of the remains, or in the case of a double burial consented to…
   • § 8113.6 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any cemetery that violates any of the requirements of this chapter shall be subject to disciplinary action by the…
   • § 8113.7 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the statute of limitations for any individual’s criminal violation of Section 8113.5 shall begin to run at the time…
5. CHAPTER 4. Local Regulation of Cemeteries § 8115 · 1 section

   • § 8115 The governing body of any city or county, in the exercise of its police power, may by ordinance prescribe such standards governing burial, inurnment, and…
6. CHAPTER 4.5. Maintenance of Cemetery Grounds §§ 8117–8118 · 2 sections

   • § 8117 Hose bibs are approved for use at cemeteries supplied with disinfected tertiary treated recycled water.
   • § 8118 A cemetery supplied with disinfected tertiary treated recycled water that installs a hose bib in an area subject to access by the general public shall post…
7. CHAPTER 5. Change In Use § 8120 · 1 section

   • § 8120 (a) On or after January 1, 1990, the cemetery authority shall provide written notice to each person who purchases or agrees to purchase interment rights in the…
8. CHAPTER 6. Veteran’s Commemorative Property §§ 8122–8124 · 3 sections

   • § 8122 For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Veteran” means a living or deceased person who meets all of the following conditions:…
   • § 8123 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b) and Section 8124, no person or entity shall sell, trade, or transfer veteran’s commemorative property. (b) Any…
   • § 8124 Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted to prohibit a cemetery corporation or funeral establishment from selling new veteran’s commemorative property on…