Health and Safety Code section 102805

An embalmer may authorize his or her signature to be affixed to the certificate after he or she has embalmed a body, as required by this chapter, by a written special power of attorney that shall be retained for a period of one year.

Source: Section 102805, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=102805. (updated Jan. 1, 1996; accessed Jun. 29, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/health_and_safety_code_section_102805

Original Source: Section 102805, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=102805. (last accessed May 12, 2025).