Section 103080 Of Chapter 8. Permits For Disposition Of Human Remains From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 102. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 8.

. The person in charge of the place of interment, or the funeral director or person acting as funeral director if no person is in charge, shall sign the permit, endorse upon it the date of interment or cremation, and, within 10 days, return the first copy of the permit so endorsed to the local registrar of the district in which the interment took place. The third copy of the permit shall be returned to the office of issuance. After one year the local registrar may destroy any original or duplicate permit retained by the local registrar pursuant to this section.