Health and Safety Code section 8346

Within two hours after a crematory licensed by the State of California takes custody of a body that has not been embalmed, it shall refrigerate the body at a temperature not greater than 50 degrees Fahrenheit unless the cremation process will begin within 24 hours of the time that crematory took custody.

Source: Section 8346, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=8346. (accessed May 19, 2025).

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May 12, 2025

§ 8346’s source at ca.gov

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Original Source: Section 8346, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=8346. (last accessed May 12, 2025).