California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 7300

Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 560.

No person shall embalm the body of any person who has died from an unknown cause, except with the permission of the coroner.

Cite this section

Cal. Health & Saf. Code § 7300 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/hsc/division-7-dead-bodies/part-1-general-provisions/chapter-5-embalming-and-transportation/article-1-embalming/section-7300

Other sections in Article 1 - Embalming

§ 7300§ 7301§ 7302§ 7303§ 7304

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