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CA Bus & Prof Code § 7673.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 12 - Cemetery and Funeral Act|ARTICLE 4.5 - Cremated Remains Disposer|Section 7673.1.

7673.1.  (a) Any cremated remains disposer who stores cremated remains or hydrolyzed human remains in a reckless manner that results in either of the following is guilty of a public offense punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year or by a fine not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment:(1) Loss of all or part of the cremated remains or hydrolyzed human remains.(2) Inability to individually identify the cremated remains or hydrolyzed human remains.(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2020.(Repealed (in Sec. 21) and added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 846, Sec. 22. (AB 967) Effective January 1, 2018. Section operative July 1, 2020, by its own provisions.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7673.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 12 - Cemetery and Funeral Act|ARTICLE 4.5 - Cremated Remains Disposer|Section 7673.2.

7673.2.  A cremated remains disposer shall be subject to and shall be disciplined by the bureau in accordance with Article 6 (commencing with Section 7686). Any violation of this article shall also be grounds for disciplinary action. (Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 395, Sec. 20. (AB 180) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7680 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 12 - Cemetery and Funeral Act|ARTICLE 5 - Licenses|Section 7680.

7680.  Every license issued shall be displayed conspicuously in the place of business or employment of the licensee.The form and content of every license issued shall be determined in accordance with Section 164.(Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 716.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7685.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 12 - Cemetery and Funeral Act|ARTICLE 5.5 - Funeral Practices|Section 7685.1.

7685.1.  (a) The funeral director shall in a conspicuous manner place the price on each casket. Individual price tags on caskets shall include the thickness of metal, or type of wood, or other construction, as applicable, in addition to interior and color information. Each casket shall be priced individually, irrespective of the type of service purchased. If a funeral director advertises a funeral service for a stated amount, he or she shall display in a reasonably convenient location in the showroom and have available for sale, any casket which is used for determining that price.(b) No funeral director shall charge the survivor of the deceased who is handling the funeral or burial arrangements or the responsible party a handling fee for a casket supplied by the survivor or responsible party.(c) No funeral director or embalmer shall charge any additional fee for handling or embalming a body when death was due to a contagious or infectious disease.(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 797, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7685.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 12 - Cemetery and Funeral Act|ARTICLE 5.5 - Funeral Practices|Section 7685.3.

7685.3.  The current address, telephone number, and name of the Department of Consumer Affairs, Cemetery and Funeral Bureau shall appear on the first page of any contract for goods and services offered by a licensee. At a minimum, the information shall be in 8-point boldface type and make this statement:“FOR MORE INFORMATION ON FUNERAL, CEMETERY, AND CREMATION MATTERS, CONTACT: DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, CEMETERY AND FUNERAL BUREAU (ADDRESS), (TELEPHONE NUMBER).”(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 395, Sec. 21. (AB 180) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7685.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 12 - Cemetery and Funeral Act|ARTICLE 5.5 - Funeral Practices|Section 7685.5.

7685.5.  (a) The bureau shall make available to funeral establishments and cemetery authorities a copy of a consumer guide for funeral and cemetery purchases for purposes of reproduction and distribution. The funeral and cemetery guide that is approved by the bureau, in consultation with the funeral and cemetery industries and any other interested parties, shall be made available in printed form and electronically through the Internet.(b) A licensee shall prominently display and make available to any individual who, in person, inquires about funeral or cemetery purchases, a copy of the consumer guide for funeral and cemetery purchases, reproduced as specified in subdivision (a).(c) Prior to the drafting of a contract for services, the licensee shall provide, for retention, the consumer with a copy of the consumer guide for funeral and cemetery purchases described in subdivisions (a) and (b).(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 395, Sec. 22. (AB 180) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7685.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 12 - Cemetery and Funeral Act|ARTICLE 5.5 - Funeral Practices|Section 7685.6.

7685.6.  (a) Every funeral establishment, prior to drafting any contract for funeral goods or services, shall present to the survivor of the deceased who is handling the funeral arrangements, or the responsible party, a statement disclosing whether or not the funeral establishment has any preneed agreement made by or on behalf of the deceased. If the funeral establishment has a preneed agreement made by or on behalf of the deceased, the statement shall also declare the establishment’s compliance with Section 7745. The disclosure statement shall be signed and dated by the representative of the funeral establishment and by the survivor or responsible party. The completed disclosure statement shall be retained by the funeral establishment for a period of time determined by the bureau, and a copy shall be given to the survivor or responsible party.(b) The bureau shall develop a form, in consultation with the funeral industry and any other interested parties, that is separate and distinct from other forms, upon which the disclosure statement shall be made. The bureau shall make the form available to funeral establishments for purposes of reproduction and distribution, and the form shall also be available electronically through the Internet. The form shall be simple and easy to read and shall include all of the following:(1) The definition of a preneed arrangement, adopted by the bureau by regulation.(2) A statement of the funeral establishment’s responsibilities under Section 7745.(3) Information about how the consumer may contact the bureau for more information or how to file a complaint against a licensee.(c) A violation of this section constitutes grounds for disciplinary action.(d) This section shall become operative July 1, 2002.(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 715, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2002. Section operative July 1, 2002, by its own provisions.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7686 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 12 - Cemetery and Funeral Act|ARTICLE 6 - Disciplinary Proceedings|Section 7686.

7686.  The bureau may suspend or revoke licenses, after proper notice and hearing to the licensee, if the licensee has been found guilty by the bureau of any of the acts or omissions constituting grounds for disciplinary action. The proceedings under this article shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and the bureau shall have all the powers granted therein.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 568, Sec. 133. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7686.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 12 - Cemetery and Funeral Act|ARTICLE 6 - Disciplinary Proceedings|Section 7686.5.

7686.5.  All accusations against licensees shall be filed with the bureau within two years after the performance of the act or omission alleged as the ground for disciplinary action; provided, however, that the foregoing provision shall not constitute a defense to an accusation alleging fraud or misrepresentation as a ground for disciplinary action. The cause for disciplinary action in such case shall not be deemed to have accrued until discovery, by the bureau, of the facts constituting the fraud or misrepresentation, and, in such case, the accusation shall be filed within three years after such discovery.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 568, Sec. 134. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7687 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 12 - Cemetery and Funeral Act|ARTICLE 6 - Disciplinary Proceedings|Section 7687.

7687.  Upon receipt of a complaint, the bureau may make or cause to be made such investigation as it deems necessary.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 568, Sec. 135. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7688 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 12 - Cemetery and Funeral Act|ARTICLE 6 - Disciplinary Proceedings|Section 7688.

7688.  Notwithstanding any law, in the event of expiration or suspension of a license by operation of law or by order or decision of the director or a court of law, or the voluntary surrender of a license by a cemetery licensee, cemetery owner, cemetery operator, or holder of a cemetery certificate of authority, the director may coordinate and assist with any investigation of or action or criminal proceedings against the cemetery licensee and its officers, agents, or employees that is conducted by another law enforcement entity.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 442, Sec. 4. (AB 651) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7690 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 12 - Cemetery and Funeral Act|ARTICLE 6 - Disciplinary Proceedings|Section 7690.

7690.  The bureau may discipline every accused licensee whose default has been entered or who has been tried and found guilty, after formal hearing, of any act or omission constituting a ground for disciplinary action.Any of the following penalties may be imposed by the bureau:(a) Suspension of the disciplinary order.(b) Reproval, public or private.(c) Probation.(d) Suspension of the right to practice.(e) Revocation of the right to practice.(f) Such other penalties as the bureau deems fit.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 568, Sec. 136. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7691 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 12 - Cemetery and Funeral Act|ARTICLE 6 - Disciplinary Proceedings|Section 7691.

7691.  Conviction of a crime substantially related to the qualifications, functions and duties of the license holder in question constitutes a ground for disciplinary action. The record of conviction, or a certified copy thereof, shall be conclusive evidence of such conviction.(Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1161.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7692 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 12 - Cemetery and Funeral Act|ARTICLE 6 - Disciplinary Proceedings|Section 7692.

7692.  Misrepresentation or fraud in the conduct of the business or the profession of a funeral director or embalmer constitutes a ground for disciplinary action.(Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 39.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7692.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 12 - Cemetery and Funeral Act|ARTICLE 6 - Disciplinary Proceedings|Section 7692.5.

7692.5.  Any false or misleading statement regarding any law or regulation pertaining to the preparation for burial, transportation for burial, or burial of the dead, made wilfully by a licensee to obtain business as a funeral director or embalmer, constitutes a ground for disciplinary action.(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 1383.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7693 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 12 - Cemetery and Funeral Act|ARTICLE 6 - Disciplinary Proceedings|Section 7693.

7693.  False or misleading advertising as a funeral establishment, funeral director, or embalmer constitutes a ground for disciplinary action.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 970, Sec. 72. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7694 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 12 - Cemetery and Funeral Act|ARTICLE 6 - Disciplinary Proceedings|Section 7694.

7694.  Solicitation, after a death or while a death is impending, of funeral directing or embalming business by the licensee, or by the agents, assistants or employees of the licensee, when such solicitation is authorized or ratified by the licensee, constitutes a ground for disciplinary action. This section does not prohibit general advertising.(Amended by Stats. 1941, Ch. 87.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7695 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 12 - Cemetery and Funeral Act|ARTICLE 6 - Disciplinary Proceedings|Section 7695.

7695.  Employment by the licensee of persons known as “cappers” or “steerers” or “solicitors,” or other such persons to solicit, after a death or while a death is impending, funeral directing or embalming business constitutes a ground for disciplinary action.(Amended by Stats. 1941, Ch. 88.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7696 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 12 - Cemetery and Funeral Act|ARTICLE 6 - Disciplinary Proceedings|Section 7696.

7696.  Employment, directly or indirectly, of any apprentice, agent, assistant, embalmer, employee or other person, on part or full time, or on commission, for the purpose of calling upon individuals or institutions by whose influence human remains may be turned over to a particular funeral director or embalmer constitutes a ground for disciplinary action.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 970, Sec. 73. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7697 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 12 - Cemetery and Funeral Act|ARTICLE 6 - Disciplinary Proceedings|Section 7697.

7697.  The buying, after a death or while a death is impending, of funeral directing and embalming business by the licensee, the licensee’s agents, assistants or employees, or the direct or indirect payment, or offer of payment, of a commission by the licensee, the licensee’s agents, assistants or employees for the purpose of such buying of business, constitutes a ground for disciplinary action.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 970, Sec. 74. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7699 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 12 - Cemetery and Funeral Act|ARTICLE 6 - Disciplinary Proceedings|Section 7699.

7699.  Aiding or abetting an unlicensed person to practice funeral directing or embalming constitutes a ground for disciplinary action.(Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 39.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7700 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 12 - Cemetery and Funeral Act|ARTICLE 6 - Disciplinary Proceedings|Section 7700.

7700.  Using profane, indecent, or obscene language in the course of the preparation for burial, removal, or other disposition of, or during the funeral service for, human remains, or within the immediate hearing of the family or relatives of a deceased, whose remains have not yet been interred or otherwise disposed of constitutes a ground for disciplinary action.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 970, Sec. 75. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7701 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 12 - Cemetery and Funeral Act|ARTICLE 6 - Disciplinary Proceedings|Section 7701.

7701.  Solicitation or acceptance by a licensee of any commission or bonus or rebate in consideration of recommending or causing human remains to be disposed of in any crematory, mausoleum or cemetery constitutes a ground for disciplinary action.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 970, Sec. 76. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7701.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 12 - Cemetery and Funeral Act|ARTICLE 6 - Disciplinary Proceedings|Section 7701.5.

7701.5.  Solicitation or acceptance by a licensee of any commission or bonus or rebate in consideration of recommending or causing the purchase of flowers from any particular florist or dealer in flowers, for use in connection with a funeral service, constitutes a ground for disciplinary action.(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 1240.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7702 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 12 - Cemetery and Funeral Act|ARTICLE 6 - Disciplinary Proceedings|Section 7702.

7702.  Using any casket or part of a casket which has previously been used as a receptacle for, or in connection with the burial or other disposition of, human remains constitutes a ground for disciplinary action; provided, however, this section shall not apply to exterior casket hardware which is not sold to the purchaser, or where same is reserved by contract.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 970, Sec. 77. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7703 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 12 - Cemetery and Funeral Act|ARTICLE 6 - Disciplinary Proceedings|Section 7703.

7703.  Violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or of the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter constitutes a ground for disciplinary action.(Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 961.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7704 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 12 - Cemetery and Funeral Act|ARTICLE 6 - Disciplinary Proceedings|Section 7704.

7704.  Violation of any state law or municipal or county ordinance or regulation affecting the handling, custody, care or transportation of human remains constitutes a ground for disciplinary action.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 970, Sec. 78. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7705 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 12 - Cemetery and Funeral Act|ARTICLE 6 - Disciplinary Proceedings|Section 7705.

7705.  Fraud or misrepresentation in obtaining a license constitutes a ground for disciplinary action.(Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 39.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7706 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 12 - Cemetery and Funeral Act|ARTICLE 6 - Disciplinary Proceedings|Section 7706.

7706.  Refusing to surrender promptly the custody of human remains, the personal effects, and any certificate or permit required under Division 102 (commencing with Section 102100) of the Health and Safety Code that is in the possession or control of the licensee upon the express order of the person lawfully entitled to custody of the human remains constitutes a ground for disciplinary action.(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 874, Sec. 25. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7707 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 12 - Cemetery and Funeral Act|ARTICLE 6 - Disciplinary Proceedings|Section 7707.

7707.  Gross negligence, gross incompetence or unprofessional conduct in the practice of funeral directing or embalming constitutes a ground for disciplinary action.(Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 652.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7708 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 12 - Cemetery and Funeral Act|ARTICLE 6 - Disciplinary Proceedings|Section 7708.

7708.  The bureau, after a hearing, may deny the application of a funeral establishment, funeral director, embalmer, or apprentice embalmer on proof that the applicant has committed acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure under Section 480. The record of conviction, or a certified copy thereof, shall be conclusive evidence of the conviction.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 568, Sec. 137. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7709 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 12 - Cemetery and Funeral Act|ARTICLE 6 - Disciplinary Proceedings|Section 7709.

7709.  A plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction following a plea of nolo contendere is deemed to be a conviction within the meaning of this article. The bureau may order the license suspended or revoked, or may decline to issue a license, when the time for appeal has elapsed, or the judgment of conviction has been affirmed on appeal or when an order granting probation is made suspending the imposition of sentence, irrespective of a subsequent order under the provisions of Section 1203.4 of the Penal Code allowing such person to withdraw his plea of guilty and to enter a plea of not guilty, or setting aside the verdict of guilty, or dismissing the accusation, information or indictment.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 568, Sec. 138. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7711 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 12 - Cemetery and Funeral Act|ARTICLE 6 - Disciplinary Proceedings|Section 7711.

7711.  When a funeral establishment, funeral director or embalmer has had his, or her, or its license suspended, canceled, or revoked by the bureau, the bureau, upon written application by the licensee affected, upon not less than 10 days’ notice to all parties of record in the particular case, and after hearing all evidence offered in support of and in opposition to that application, may, in its discretion, and upon those terms as it may deem just, reinstate the applicant.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 568, Sec. 139. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7711.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 12 - Cemetery and Funeral Act|ARTICLE 6 - Disciplinary Proceedings|Section 7711.1.

7711.1.  Unprofessional conduct by any licensee or registrant or by any agent or employee of a licensee or registrant constitutes grounds for disciplinary action. Unprofessional conduct includes, but is not limited to, the following:(a) Violating or attempting to violate, directly or indirectly, or assisting in or abetting the violation of this chapter and any regulation adopted thereunder, or of any federal or state law or regulation governing the disposition of human remains, operation of cemeteries or crematories, the sale of cemetery property, or the sale of crematory services or commodities.(b) Negligence in performing any act related to the operation of a cemetery or crematory. (Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 395, Sec. 23. (AB 180) Effective January 1, 2016.)