Government Code section 19849.3

When a state employee dies while traveling on official state business the state shall, under rules and regulations adopted by the department, pay the approved traveling expenses necessary to return the body to his or her official headquarters or the place of burial. This subdivision shall not be construed to authorize the payment of the traveling expenses, either going or returning, of one accompanying the body.

Source: Section 19849.3, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=19849.­3.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1993; accessed Jul. 14, 2025).

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