Section 103050 Of Chapter 8. Permits For Disposition Of Human Remains From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 102. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 8.
103050
. (a) No person shall dispose of human remains unless both of
the following has occurred:
(1) There has been obtained and filed with a local registrar a
death certificate, as provided in Chapter 6 (commencing with Section
102775).
(2) There has been obtained from a local registrar a permit for
disposition.
(b) (1) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), neither a death
certificate nor a permit for disposition shall be required to
transport human remains from California to an adjacent state for
disposition in that state when all of the following circumstances
exist:
(A) The remains are found within 50 miles of the California border
and the nearest licensed funeral establishment is within 20 miles of
the border in the adjacent state, and the remains are released to
that funeral establishment.
(B) The coroner with jurisdiction over the area in which the
remains were found authorizes their release pursuant to paragraph
(2).
(2) The coroner may release the remains to a licensed out-of-state
funeral establishment without a death certificate or permit for
disposition when he or she determines that all of the following
conditions exist:
(A) No forensic interest in the remains exists.
(B) A reasonable certainty exists that the cause of death will be
provided either by the primary physician, or by a review of medical
records by the coroner or medical examiner.
(3) The coroner with jurisdiction over the area in which the
remains were found who releases the remains to an out-of-state
funeral establishment shall, within 72 hours after the remains were
found, file a death certificate with the local registrar.
(c) Nothing in this section shall exempt a coroner, health
officer, health care provider, or other individual from requirements
to report a case or suspected case of any reportable communicable
diseases or conditions pursuant to any provision of the Health and
Safety Code or the California Code of Regulations.