California Statutes

§ 7010.1. — 7010.1. (Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 846, Sec. 34.)

California·Code HSC Health and Safety Code - HSC·Div. 7. DIVISION 7. DEAD BODIES·Part 1. PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS·Ch. 1. CHAPTER 1. Definitions
(a)“Hydrolysis” means the process by which the following two steps are taken:
(1)The reduction of the body of a deceased person to its essential organic components and bone fragments by alkaline hydrolysis. “Alkaline hydrolysis” is a process using heat or heat and applied pressure, water, and potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide in a hydrolysis chamber.
(2)The processing of the remains after removal from the hydrolysis chamber pursuant to Section 7010.3.
(b)This section shall become operative on July 1, 2020.

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Legislative History

Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 846, Sec. 34. (AB 967) Effective January 1, 2018. Section operative July 1, 2020, by its own provisions.

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