Government Code section 27460

If an inquest is held by the coroner and no other person takes charge of the body of the deceased, he shall cause it to be interred decently.

Source: Section 27460, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=27460. (updated Jan. 1, 1947; accessed Nov. 2, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/government_code_section_27460

Original Source: Section 27460, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=27460. (last accessed May 12, 2025).