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2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 4 - PUBLIC CEMETERY DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 5 - Interments › Section 9064.

9064. (a)  The board of trustees shall cause to be prepared and maintained accurate and current records of:
(1)  The cemeteries owned by the district, showing the location of the sites where persons have acquired interment rights, including the names and addresses of the persons who have acquired these interment rights, and the location of plots where interment rights are available for acquisition.
(2)  All remains interred in cemeteries owned by the district, including the name of each person, his or her age at the time of death, place of death, date of interment, the interment plot, and the name and address of the funeral director.
(b)  A district may keep the records required by this section in their original form or by any other method that can produce an accurate reproduction of the original record.
(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 57, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 4 - PUBLIC CEMETERY DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 5 - Interments › Section 9065.

9065. (a)  The board of trustees shall create an endowment care fund.
(b)  The board of trustees shall require a payment into the endowment care fund for each interment right sold. The amount of the payment shall be not less than the minimum amounts set by Section 8738.
(c)  The board of trustees may require a payment into the endowment care fund for each interment where no payment has previously been made. The amount of the payment shall be not less than the minimum amounts set by Section 8738.
(d)  The board of trustees may pay into the endowment care fund any money from the district’s general fund and from any other sources which is necessary or expedient to provide for the endowment care of the cemeteries owned by the district.
(e)  The board of trustees shall not spend the principal of the endowment care fund.
(f)  The board of trustees shall cause the income from the endowment care fund to be deposited in an endowment income fund and spent solely for the care of the cemeteries owned by the district.
(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 57, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 4 - PUBLIC CEMETERY DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 5 - Interments › Section 9066.

9066. The board of trustees shall cause the principal of the endowment care fund to be invested and reinvested in any of the following:
(a)  Securities and obligations designated by Section 53601 of the Government Code.
(b)  Obligations of the United States or obligations for which the faith and credit of the United States are pledged for the payment of principal and interest. These shall not be limited to maturity dates of one year or less.
(c)  Obligations issued under authority of law by any county, municipality, or school district in this state for which are pledged the faith and credit of that county, municipality, or school district for the payment of principal and interest, if within 10 years immediately preceding the investment that county, municipality, or school district was not in default for more than 90 days in the payment of principal or interest upon any legally authorized obligations issued by it.
(d)  Obligations of the State of California or those for which the faith and credit of the State of California are pledged for the payment of principal and interest.
(e)  Interest-bearing obligations issued by a corporation organized under the laws of any state, or of the United States, provided that they bear a Standard and Poor’s financial rating of AAA at the time of the investment.
(f)  Certificates of deposit or other interest-bearing accounts in any state or federally chartered bank or savings association, the deposits of which are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 332, Sec. 75.4. (SB 113) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 4 - PUBLIC CEMETERY DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 5 - Interments › Section 9067.

9067. The board of trustees may cause the funds deposited in the endowment income fund pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 9065 that are not required for the immediate care of the cemeteries owned by the district to be invested in the securities and obligations designated by Section 53601 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 57, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 4 - PUBLIC CEMETERY DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 5 - Interments › Section 9068.

9068. (a)  The board of trustees shall adopt a schedule of fees for interments in cemeteries owned by the district and for other necessary and convenient services.
(b)  The board of trustees shall also adopt a schedule of fees for nonresidents. The board of trustees shall set these fees at an amount that at least equals the amount of fees charged to residents or taxpayers and shall include a nonresident fee of at least 15 percent of that amount.
(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 57, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 4 - PUBLIC CEMETERY DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 5.5 - Interment Rights › Section 9069.10.

9069.10. An interment right does not include the right for disinterment of human remains except on consent of the cemetery district and the written consent of the surviving spouse, child, parent, or sibling, in that order of priority.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 592, Sec. 2. (SB 1179) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 4 - PUBLIC CEMETERY DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 5.5 - Interment Rights › Section 9069.15.

9069.15. (a) This chapter does not apply to, or prohibit, the removal of remains from one plot to another in the same cemetery or the removal of remains by a cemetery district upon the written order of any of the following:
(1) The superior court of the county in which the cemetery is located.
(2) The coroner having jurisdiction of the location of the cemetery.
(3) The health department having jurisdiction of the cemetery.
(b) The cemetery district shall maintain a duplicate copy of an order pursuant to subdivision (a).
(c) The cemetery district shall retain a true and correct record of a removal of remains pursuant to subdivision (a) that includes all of the following:
(1) The date the remains were removed.
(2) The name and the age at death of the person whose remains were removed if available.
(3) The cemetery and plot from which the remains were removed.
(4) (A) If the removed remains are reinterred, the plot number, cemetery name, and location to which the remains were reinterred.
(B) If the removed remains are disposed of other than by being reinterred, a record of the alternate disposition.
(5) If the removed remains are reinterred at the cemetery, the date of reinterment.
(d) The person making the removal shall deliver to the cemetery district operating the cemetery from which the remains were removed a true, full, and complete copy of the record containing all of the information specified in subdivision (c).
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 592, Sec. 2. (SB 1179) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 4 - PUBLIC CEMETERY DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 5.5 - Interment Rights › Section 9069.20.

9069.20. (a) An interment right provides a transferable property interest to the person listed as the owner in the records of the cemetery district, subject to any written designation to the contrary signed by the owner and deposited with the cemetery district, or to the owner’s successor pursuant to either this section or subdivision (a) of Section 9069.25. An interment right shall not be construed as conferring title to the property burdened by the transferable property interest.
(b) The owner of record of an interment right may designate in writing the person or persons, other than the owner of record, who may be interred in the plot to which the owner holds the interment right.
(c) The owner of an interment right shall, at the time of purchase, designate a successor owner or owners of the interment right in a signed written designation deposited with the district.
(d) Use of an interment right transferred from the owner to a successor pursuant to subdivision (c) shall be made in compliance with applicable provisions of state and local law, and of applicable requirements or policies established by the district board of trustees.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 592, Sec. 2. (SB 1179) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 4 - PUBLIC CEMETERY DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 5.5 - Interment Rights › Section 9069.25.

9069.25. (a) If the owner of an interment right dies without making a valid and enforceable disposition of the interment right by a specific devise in a testamentary device, or by a written designation pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 9069.20, the interment right shall pass according to the laws of intestate succession as set forth in Sections 6400 to 6413, inclusive, of the Probate Code. In the event that the owner has no heirs at law, the district shall follow the abandonment procedures established under Section 9069.
(b) A surviving spouse, registered domestic partner, child, parent, or heir who has an interment right pursuant to this section may waive that interment right in favor of any other relative of the deceased owner or spouse of a relative of the deceased owner.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 592, Sec. 2. (SB 1179) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 4 - PUBLIC CEMETERY DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 5.5 - Interment Rights › Section 9069.30.

9069.30. When a public cemetery district acts to transfer ownership rights or make an interment on the basis of the affidavit, given under penalty of perjury pursuant to Section 9069.35, the district, and any employee or trustee of the district, shall not be liable for any claims, losses, or damages asserted in any action unless the district had actual knowledge that the facts stated in writing are false.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 592, Sec. 2. (SB 1179) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 4 - PUBLIC CEMETERY DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 5.5 - Interment Rights › Section 9069.35.

9069.35. A person who purports to be the successor owner of an interment right shall execute a written affidavit declaring, under penalty of perjury, all of the following:
(a) He or she is the person entitled to succeed to the interment right pursuant to Section 9069.20.
(b) He or she has exerted all reasonable efforts to find other persons who may have an equal or higher claim to succeed to the interment right.
(c) He or she is unaware, to the best of his or her knowledge, of any opposition challenging his or her right to succeed to the interment right.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 592, Sec. 2. (SB 1179) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 4 - PUBLIC CEMETERY DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 5.5 - Interment Rights › Section 9069.40.

9069.40. Upon the sale to a person of a plot in a cemetery within a district, the district shall notify the purchaser, in writing, of any interment rights, that this chapter governs the succession of ownership of the interment rights, and the district’s duly adopted policies, rules, and regulations governing the use, sale, or other transfer of interment rights.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 592, Sec. 2. (SB 1179) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 4 - PUBLIC CEMETERY DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 6 - Finances › Section 9070.

9070. (a)  On or before August 30 of each year, the board of trustees shall adopt a final budget, which shall conform to the accounting and budgeting procedures for special districts contained in Subchapter 3 (commencing with Section 1031.1) of, and Article 1 (commencing with Section 1121) of Subchapter 4 of Division 2 of Title 2 of the California Code of Regulations.
(b)  The board of trustees may divide the annual budget into categories, including, but not limited to:
(1)  Maintenance and operation.
(2)  Employee compensation.
(3)  Interest and redemption for indebtedness.
(4)  Restricted reserves for the following categories:
(A)  Endowment income fund.
(B)  Capital outlay.
(C)  Pre-need.
(D)  Contingencies.
(5)  Unallocated general reserve.
(c)  The board of trustees shall forward a copy of the final budget to the auditor of each county in which the district is located.
(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 57, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 4 - PUBLIC CEMETERY DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 6 - Finances › Section 9071.

9071. (a)  In its annual budget, the board of trustees may establish one or more restricted reserves. When the board of trustees establishes a restricted reserve, it shall declare the exclusive purposes for which the funds in the reserve may be spent. The funds in the restricted reserve shall be spent only for the exclusive purposes for which the board of trustees established the restricted reserve. The reserves shall be maintained according to generally accepted principles.
(b)  Any time after the establishment of a restricted reserve, the board of trustees may transfer any funds to that restricted reserve.
(c)  If the board of trustees finds that the funds in a restricted reserve are no longer required for the purpose for which the restricted reserve was established, the board of trustees may, by a four-fifths vote of the total membership of the board of trustees, discontinue the restricted reserve or transfer the funds that are no longer required from the restricted reserve to the district’s general fund.
(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 57, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 4 - PUBLIC CEMETERY DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 6 - Finances › Section 9072.

9072. (a)  On or before July 1 of each year, the board of trustees shall adopt a resolution establishing its appropriations limit and make other necessary determinations for the following fiscal year pursuant to Article XIII B of California Constitution and Division 9 (commencing with Section 7900) of the Government Code.
(b)  Pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 9 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution, this section shall not apply to a district that existed on January 1, 1978, and that did not, as of the 1977-78 fiscal year, levy an ad valorem tax on property in excess of twelve and one-half cents ($0.125) per one hundred dollars ($100) of assessed value.
(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 57, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 4 - PUBLIC CEMETERY DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 6 - Finances › Section 9073.

9073. The auditor of each county in which a district is located shall allocate to the district its share of property tax revenue pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 95) of Part 0.5 of Division 1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 57, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 4 - PUBLIC CEMETERY DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 6 - Finances › Section 9074.

9074. (a) A district may accept any grants, goods, money, property, revenue, or services from any federal, state, regional, or local agency or from any person for any lawful purpose of the district.
(b) Except as provided by Section 9077, all moneys received or collected by a district shall be paid into a separate fund in the county treasury on or before the 10th day of the month following the month in which the district received or collected the money.
(c) In addition to any other existing authority, a district may borrow money and incur indebtedness pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 53820), Article 7.4 (commencing with Section 53835), Article 7.5 (commencing with Section 53840), Article 7.6 (commencing with Section 53850), and Article 7.7 (commencing with Section 53859) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 699, Sec. 25.2. (SB 894) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 4 - PUBLIC CEMETERY DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 6 - Finances › Section 9075.

9075. All claims for money or damages against a district are governed by Part 3 (commencing with Section 900) and Part 4 (commencing with Section 940) of Division 3.6 of Title 1 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 57, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 4 - PUBLIC CEMETERY DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 6 - Finances › Section 9076.

9076. (a)  All claims against a district shall be audited, allowed, and paid by the board of trustees by warrants drawn on the county treasurer.
(b)  As an alternative to subdivision (a), the board of trustees may instruct the county treasurer to audit, allow, and draw his or her warrant on the county treasury for all legal claims presented to him or her and authorized by the board of trustees.
(c)  The county treasurer shall pay the warrants in the order in which they are presented.
(d)  If a warrant is presented for payment and the county treasurer cannot pay it for want of funds in the account on which it is drawn, the treasurer shall endorse the warrant, “NOT PAID BECAUSE OF INSUFFICIENT FUNDS” and sign his or her name and the date and time the warrant was presented. From that time until it is paid, the warrant bears interest at the maximum rate permitted pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 53530) of Chapter 3 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 57, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 4 - PUBLIC CEMETERY DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 6 - Finances › Section 9078.

9078. A district may, by resolution, establish a revolving fund pursuant to Article 15 (commencing with Section 53950) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code. The maximum amount of the revolving fund shall not exceed either of the following:
(a) One thousand dollars ($1,000) if the purpose of the revolving fund is to make change and pay small bills directly.
(b) One hundred ten percent of one-twelfth of the district’s adopted budget for the current fiscal year if the purpose of the revolving fund is to pay any authorized expenditures of the district.
(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 332, Sec. 75.7. (SB 113) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 4 - PUBLIC CEMETERY DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 6 - Finances › Section 9079.

9079. (a)  The board of trustees shall provide for regular audits of the district’s accounts and records and the district’s endowment care fund pursuant to Section 26909 of the Government Code.
(b)  The board of trustees shall provide for the annual financial reports to the Controller pursuant to Article 9 (commencing with Section 53890) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 57, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 4 - PUBLIC CEMETERY DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 7 - Alternative Revenues › Section 9080.

9080. Whenever a board of trustees determines that the amount of revenues available to the district or any of its zones is inadequate to meet the costs of providing facilities, programs, projects, and services, the board of trustees may raise revenues pursuant to this chapter or any other provision of law.
(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 57, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 4 - PUBLIC CEMETERY DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 7 - Alternative Revenues › Section 9081.

9081. A district may levy special taxes pursuant to either of the following:
(a)  Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 50075) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5 of the Government Code. The special taxes shall be applied uniformly to all taxpayers or all real property within the district, except that unimproved property may be taxed at a lower rate than improved property.
(b)  The Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982, Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 53311) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 57, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 4 - PUBLIC CEMETERY DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 7 - Alternative Revenues › Section 9082.

9082. (a)  Whenever a board of trustees determines that it is necessary to incur a general obligation bond indebtedness for the acquisition or improvement of real property, the board of trustees may proceed pursuant to Article 11 (commencing with Section 5790) of Chapter 4 of Division 5 of the Public Resources Code. For the purposes of that article, the board of trustees shall be considered the board of directors of the district.
(b)  Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a district shall not incur indebtedness that exceeds 2 percent of the assessed value of all taxable property in the district at the time the bonds are issued.
(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 57, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 4 - PUBLIC CEMETERY DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 7 - Alternative Revenues › Section 9083.

9083. (a)  In addition to the other fees authorized by this part, a board of trustees may charge a fee to cover the cost of any other service that a district provides or the cost of enforcing any regulation for which the fee is charged. No fee charged pursuant to this section shall exceed the costs reasonably borne by the district in providing the service or enforcing the regulation for which the fee is charged.
(b)  Notwithstanding Section 6103 of the Government Code, a board of trustees may charge a fee authorized by this section to other public agencies.
(c)  A board of trustees may charge residents or persons who pay property taxes on property located in the district a fee authorized by this section that is less than the fee that it charges to nonresidents or nontaxpayers.
(d)  A board of trustees may authorize district employees to waive the payment, in whole or part, of a fee authorized by this section when the board of trustees determines that payment would not be in the public interest. Before authorizing any waiver, the board of trustees shall adopt a resolution that specifies the policies and procedures governing waivers.
(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 57, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 4 - PUBLIC CEMETERY DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 8 - Zones › Section 9090.

9090. (a)  Whenever a board of trustees determines that it is in the public interest to provide different services, to provide different levels of services, or to raise additional revenues within specific areas of the district, it may form one or more zones pursuant to this chapter.
(b)  The board of trustees shall initiate proceedings for the formation of a new zone by adopting a resolution that does all of the following:
(1)  States that the proposal is made pursuant to this chapter.
(2)  Sets forth a description of the boundaries of the territory to be included in the zone.
(3)  States the different services, the different levels of services, or the additional revenues that the district will provide.
(4)  Sets forth the methods by which those services or level of service will be financed.
(5)  States the reasons for forming the zone.
(6)  Proposes a name or number for the zone.
(c)  A proposal to form a new zone may also be initiated by a petition signed by not less than 10 percent of the registered voters residing within the proposed zone. The petition shall contain all of the matters required by subdivision (b).
(d)  Upon the adoption of a resolution or the receipt of a valid petition, the board of trustees shall fix the date, time, and place for the public hearing on the formation of the zone. The district shall publish notice of the hearing, including the information required by subdivision (b), pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code in one or more newspapers of general circulation in the district. The district shall mail the notice at least 45 days before the date of the hearing to all owners of property within the proposed zone. The district shall post the notice in at least three public places within the territory of the proposed zone.
(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 57, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 4 - PUBLIC CEMETERY DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 8 - Zones › Section 9091.

9091. (a)  At the hearing, the board of trustees shall hear and consider any protests to the formation of a zone pursuant to this chapter. The board of trustees shall terminate the proceedings, if at the conclusion of the hearing, it determines either of the following:
(1)  More than 50 percent of the total number of voters residing within the proposed zone have filed and not withdrawn written objections to the formation.
(2)  Property owners who own more than 50 percent of the assessed value of all taxable property within the proposed zone have filed written and not withdrawn objections to the formation.
(b)  If the board of trustees determines that the written objections have been filed and not withdrawn by 50 percent or less of those voters or property owners, then the board of trustees may proceed to form the zone.
(c)  If the resolution or petition for formation of a zone proposes that the zone use special taxes, special benefit assessments, fees for property-related services, or general obligation bonds to finance its purposes, the board of trustees shall proceed according to law. If the voters or property owners do not approve those funding methods, the zone shall not be formed.
(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 57, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 4 - PUBLIC CEMETERY DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 8 - Zones › Section 9092.

9092. (a)  A board of trustees may change the boundaries of a zone or dissolve a zone by following the procedures in Sections 9090 and 9091.
(b)  Except as provided in Section 56886 of the Government Code, a local agency formation commission shall have no power or duty to review and approve or disapprove a proposal to form a zone, a proposal to change the boundaries of a zone, or a proposal to dissolve a zone.
(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 57, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 4 - PUBLIC CEMETERY DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 8 - Zones › Section 9093.

9093. (a)  As determined by the board of trustees and pursuant to the requirements of this part, a zone may provide any service at any level or levels within its boundaries that the district may provide.
(b)  As determined by the board of trustees and pursuant to the requirements of this part, a zone may exercise any fiscal powers within its boundaries that the district may exercise.
(c)  Any special taxes, special benefit assessments, fees, or general obligation bonds which are intended solely for the support of projects, services, or programs within a zone shall be levied, assessed, and charged within the boundaries of that zone.
(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 57, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 5 - MAUSOLEUMS AND COLUMBARIUMS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 9501.

9501. This part shall be known and may be cited as the Mausoleum and Columbarium Law.
(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 350, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 5 - MAUSOLEUMS AND COLUMBARIUMS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 9502.

9502. The purpose of this part is to insure the durability and permanence of mausoleums and columbariums by requiring that they be constructed of such material and workmanship as determined by modern mausoleum-columbarium engineering science, the minimum requirements for which are set forth in this part.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1349.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 5 - MAUSOLEUMS AND COLUMBARIUMS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 9503.

9503. Unless the provision or the context otherwise requires, the definitions and general provisions set forth in this chapter govern the construction of this part.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1349.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 5 - MAUSOLEUMS AND COLUMBARIUMS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 9504.

9504. “Mausoleum” includes any building or structure, used or intended to be used, for the interment of human remains. A columbarium may be built within a mausoleum.
(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 350, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 5 - MAUSOLEUMS AND COLUMBARIUMS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 9504.5.

9504.5. “Private mausoleum or columbarium” shall be a freestanding structure which:
(a)  Is constructed for use by the members of any one group, and not for the sale of space therein to any other person.
(b)  Does not contain crypts for the interment of more than 12 uncremated human remains, and a columbarium, niches for the interment of not more than 20 cremated human remains.
(c)  Is not constructed for occupancy by any person except in the course of making an interment.
(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1152, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 5 - MAUSOLEUMS AND COLUMBARIUMS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 9505.

9505. “Companion crypts” or “nest of crypts” means two or more crypts entered through a single crypt opening.
(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1349.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 5 - MAUSOLEUMS AND COLUMBARIUMS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 9506.

9506. “Columbarium” includes any building or structure, used or intended to be used, for the interment of cremated human remains.
(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1349.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 5 - MAUSOLEUMS AND COLUMBARIUMS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 9507.

9507. “Uniform Building Code” means the 1991 Edition of the Uniform Building Code, with 1992 amendments, adopted and published by the International Conference of Building Officials.
(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 350, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 5 - MAUSOLEUMS AND COLUMBARIUMS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 9508.

9508. “The Uniform Plumbing Code” means the 1991 Edition of the Plumbing Code, with 1992 amendments, adopted and published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials.
(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 350, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 5 - MAUSOLEUMS AND COLUMBARIUMS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 9509.

9509. “National Electrical Code” means the 1990 Edition of the National Electrical Code, with 1992 amendments, adopted and published by the National Fire Protection Association.
(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 350, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 5 - MAUSOLEUMS AND COLUMBARIUMS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 9510.

9510. “Incombustible Material” means and includes any material having an ignition temperature higher than 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit.
(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1349.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 5 - MAUSOLEUMS AND COLUMBARIUMS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 9511.

9511. “Type I Construction” includes the type of construction designated and specified as Type I Building Construction in the Uniform Building Code.
(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1349.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 5 - MAUSOLEUMS AND COLUMBARIUMS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 9512.

9512. The provisions of this part shall not apply to any structure or building used or intended to be used for the interment of human remains all portions of which are below the ground.
(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1349.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 5 - MAUSOLEUMS AND COLUMBARIUMS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 9513.

9513. (a)  The provisions of this part shall apply to any cemetery that acquires, constructs, improves, maintains, or repairs a mausoleum or columbarium.
(b)  The provisions of this part shall apply to any public cemetery district that acquires, constructs, improves, maintains, or repairs a columbarium.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 207, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 5 - MAUSOLEUMS AND COLUMBARIUMS › CHAPTER 2 - Enforcement › Section 9525.

9525. The building department of every city or city and county shall enforce the provisions of this part within such city or city and county. “Building department” or “department” means the department, bureau, or officer charged with the enforcement of laws or ordinances regulating the erection, construction or alteration of buildings.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1349.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 5 - MAUSOLEUMS AND COLUMBARIUMS › CHAPTER 2 - Enforcement › Section 9526.

9526. The department, officer or officers of a county who are charged with the enforcement of laws or ordinances regulating the erection, construction or alteration of buildings, shall enforce the provisions of this part within such county but outside the territorial limits of any city.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1349.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 5 - MAUSOLEUMS AND COLUMBARIUMS › CHAPTER 2 - Enforcement › Section 9527.

9527. Any city or county may, by ordinance, designate any department or officer to enforce any portion of this part.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1349.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 5 - MAUSOLEUMS AND COLUMBARIUMS › CHAPTER 2 - Enforcement › Section 9528.

9528. In any city where there is no department or officer charged with or designated for the enforcement of this part, the appropriate department, officer or officers of the county in which such city is located shall enforce this part.
In any county where there is no department or officer charged with or designated for the enforcement of this part, this part shall be enforced by the county engineer, if there is a county engineer, and if not, then by the county surveyor.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1349.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 5 - MAUSOLEUMS AND COLUMBARIUMS › CHAPTER 3 - Permits and Plans › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 9550.

9550. It is unlawful for any person to construct, or cause or permit to be constructed upon any property belonging to or controlled by him, any mausoleum or columbarium, or to make any alterations or changes or do any reconstruction work upon, in or to any building or structure for use as a mausoleum or columbarium without first having applied for and procured a separate building permit for each such mausoleum, columbarium, building or structure, or alteration, from the department or official charged with the enforcement of this part.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1349.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 5 - MAUSOLEUMS AND COLUMBARIUMS › CHAPTER 3 - Permits and Plans › ARTICLE 2 - Application, Permit and Certificate of Occupancy › Section 9560.

9560. A person desiring a permit shall file a written application with the department or official charged with the enforcement of this part on forms furnished by it. The application shall:
(a)  Show in detail the proposed erection, construction, reconstruction, or alteration.
(b)  State the name and address of the owner.
(c)  State the name and address of the architect, structural engineer, or contractor, if any.
(d)  State that the plans and specifications are true and contain a correct description of the proposed work.
(e)  Give any other data or information required by the department.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1349.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 5 - MAUSOLEUMS AND COLUMBARIUMS › CHAPTER 3 - Permits and Plans › ARTICLE 2 - Application, Permit and Certificate of Occupancy › Section 9561.

9561. The application shall be accompanied by:
(a)  Two full, true and complete sets of plans showing in detail the work proposed and whether it is for new work, reconstruction, or alteration.
(b)  Two sets of specifications describing the proposed work.
(c)  The plans of the lot or land on which the building is proposed to be erected, reconstructed, or altered.
(d)  The written approval of the plans and specifications and consent to the proposed erection, construction, reconstruction, or alteration, executed by the cemetery authority owning or operating the cemetery in which the work is to be performed.
(Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 796.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 5 - MAUSOLEUMS AND COLUMBARIUMS › CHAPTER 3 - Permits and Plans › ARTICLE 2 - Application, Permit and Certificate of Occupancy › Section 9562.

9562. The department shall cause all plans, specifications, and statements to be examined, and, if they conform to the provisions of this part, shall issue a permit.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1349.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 5 - MAUSOLEUMS AND COLUMBARIUMS › CHAPTER 3 - Permits and Plans › ARTICLE 2 - Application, Permit and Certificate of Occupancy › Section 9563.

9563. The department may, from time to time, approve changes in any plans, specifications, or statements, previously approved if the changes are in conformity with the provisions of this part.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1349.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 5 - MAUSOLEUMS AND COLUMBARIUMS › CHAPTER 3 - Permits and Plans › ARTICLE 2 - Application, Permit and Certificate of Occupancy › Section 9564.

9564. The issuance or granting of a permit or approval is not a permit or approval of a violation of any provision of this part.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1349.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 5 - MAUSOLEUMS AND COLUMBARIUMS › CHAPTER 3 - Permits and Plans › ARTICLE 2 - Application, Permit and Certificate of Occupancy › Section 9565.

9565. A true copy of the plans, specifications, and other information submitted or filed upon which a permit is issued, with the approval of the department with which they are filed, stamped or written on the copy, and signed by the officer or officers authorizing the permit, shall be kept upon the premises of the building for which the permit is issued from the commencement of the work until final completion and acceptance, and shall be subject to inspection at all times by proper authorities.
(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1349.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 5 - MAUSOLEUMS AND COLUMBARIUMS › CHAPTER 3 - Permits and Plans › ARTICLE 3 - Cancellation of Permit › Section 9575.

9575. In the case of any refusal, or neglect of the person to whom a permit or approval has been issued to comply with all of the provisions of this part, or in case any false statement or misrepresentation is made in any of the plans, specifications or statements submitted or filed for the permit or approval, the department shall revoke or cancel any permit or approval it has previously issued.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1349.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 5 - MAUSOLEUMS AND COLUMBARIUMS › CHAPTER 3 - Permits and Plans › ARTICLE 4 - Expiration of Permit › Section 9580.

9580. Every permit or approval under which no work is done within one year from the date of issuance expires by limitation and a new permit shall be obtained before the work may proceed.
(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 350, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 5 - MAUSOLEUMS AND COLUMBARIUMS › CHAPTER 4 - Inspection and Approval › Section 9590.

9590. When the work is completed in accordance with plans, specifications, and statements previously made and upon which the permit or approval was issued, the owner or contractor shall notify the department.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1349.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 5 - MAUSOLEUMS AND COLUMBARIUMS › CHAPTER 4 - Inspection and Approval › Section 9591.

9591. The department shall inspect or cause the work to be inspected, and shall issue a certificate of occupancy if the work has been performed in accordance with the approved plans, specifications, and statements, and in conformity with the provisions of this part; and if not, it shall refuse to issue the certificate.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1349.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 5 - MAUSOLEUMS AND COLUMBARIUMS › CHAPTER 4 - Inspection and Approval › Section 9592.

9592. When it is found that the building or structure is structurally complete, upon request, a temporary certificate of occupancy shall be issued by the department for the use of a portion or portions of a mausoleum or columbarium for interment of human remains prior to the completion of the entire building or structure.
(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1349.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 5 - MAUSOLEUMS AND COLUMBARIUMS › CHAPTER 5 - Construction › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 9600.

9600. No mausoleum or columbarium shall be constructed and no existing building or structure shall be altered for use as a mausoleum or columbarium unless the entire building or structure, including any portion to be used for any other purpose, is in conformity with the minimum requirements set forth in this chapter. Any addition to or alteration of any existing mausoleum or columbarium shall conform to the minimum requirements set forth in this chapter.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1349.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 5 - MAUSOLEUMS AND COLUMBARIUMS › CHAPTER 5 - Construction › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 9600.5.

9600.5. The Cemetery and Funeral Bureau may, in addition to the construction methods and standards allowed in this chapter, adopt regulations for the construction of private mausoleums or private columbariums, which at a minimum, include the following:
(a)  Standards for design and construction for seismic load protection.
(b)  Methods of construction, including solid granite construction.
(c)  Methods of sealing to prevent leakage from crypts.
(d)  Ventilation of crypts.
(e)  Types of incombustible materials which may be used in construction.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 568, Sec. 259. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 5 - MAUSOLEUMS AND COLUMBARIUMS › CHAPTER 5 - Construction › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 9600.6.

9600.6. Private mausoleums or columbariums may be constructed in conformance with the methods and standards set forth in this chapter or in conformance with the construction methods and standards as adopted by the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 568, Sec. 260. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 5 - MAUSOLEUMS AND COLUMBARIUMS › CHAPTER 5 - Construction › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 9601.

9601. All mausoleums or columbariums shall be of Type I Construction as specified in the Uniform Building Code, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1349.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 5 - MAUSOLEUMS AND COLUMBARIUMS › CHAPTER 5 - Construction › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 9602.

9602. Plumbing in all mausoleums or columbariums shall conform to the provisions of the Uniform Plumbing Code.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1349.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 5 - MAUSOLEUMS AND COLUMBARIUMS › CHAPTER 5 - Construction › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 9603.

9603. Electrical work in all mausoleums or columbariums shall conform to the provisions of the National Electrical Code.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1349.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 5 - MAUSOLEUMS AND COLUMBARIUMS › CHAPTER 5 - Construction › ARTICLE 2 - Structural and Material Requirements of Community Mausoleums and Columbariums › Section 9625.

9625. Every mausoleum or columbarium shall be designed and constructed to conform to the earthquake provisions of the Uniform Building Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 350, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 5 - MAUSOLEUMS AND COLUMBARIUMS › CHAPTER 5 - Construction › ARTICLE 2 - Structural and Material Requirements of Community Mausoleums and Columbariums › Section 9626.

9626. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, all materials used in the construction, ornamentation, or embellishment of mausoleums or columbariums shall be incombustible. This section shall not apply to crypt vents, temporary openings or partitions, interior doors, fixtures, furniture, or furnishings.
(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 350, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 5 - MAUSOLEUMS AND COLUMBARIUMS › CHAPTER 5 - Construction › ARTICLE 2 - Structural and Material Requirements of Community Mausoleums and Columbariums › Section 9627.

9627. All structural framework shall be of cast-in-place reinforced concrete, or of structural steel sections, or of concrete over metal decking; provided, however, all footings, bearing walls, floor slabs and roofs shall be of cast-in-place reinforced concrete or of concrete over metal decking only. All structural framework shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the Uniform Building Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 350, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 8 - CEMETERIES › PART 5 - MAUSOLEUMS AND COLUMBARIUMS › CHAPTER 5 - Construction › ARTICLE 2 - Structural and Material Requirements of Community Mausoleums and Columbariums › Section 9628.

9628. All floors shall be designed and constructed for a live load of not less than 100 pounds per square foot.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1349.)