Section 7303 Of Article 1. Embalming From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 7. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 1.

. No embalmer shall embalm a dead human body when he has information reasonably indicating the death has occurred while the deceased was driving or riding in a motor vehicle, or as a result of the deceased being struck by a motor vehicle, until permission of the coroner, his appointed deputy coroner, or a judge in the county, if there is no coroner, has been obtained.