§ 7355. — 7355. (Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 574.)

California § 7355.

• Jurisdiction: California
• Code HSC: Health and Safety Code - HSC
• Div. 7.: DIVISION 7. DEAD BODIES
• Part 1.: PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
• Ch. 5.: CHAPTER 5. Embalming and Transportation
• Art. 2.: ARTICLE 2. Transportation

Text

(a)
Except as provided in subdivision (b), the bodies of persons who have died from any cause shall not be received for transportation by a common carrier unless the body has been embalmed and prepared by a licensed embalmer and placed in a sound casket and enclosed in a transportation case.
(b)
A dead body, which cannot be embalmed or is in a state of decomposition, shall be received for transportation by a common carrier if the body is placed in an airtight metal casket enclosed in a strong transportation case or in a sound casket enclosed in an airtight metal or metal-lined transportation case.

Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 574.