Title HSC — California Health & Safety Code

Upon the filing of the map or plat and the filing of the declaration for record, the dedication is complete for all purposes and thereafter the property shall be held, occupied, and used exclusively for a cemetery and for cemetery purposes. (Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.)

When reservation is made in the declaration of dedication, any part or subdivision of the property so mapped and platted may, by order of the directors, be resurveyed and altered in shape and size and an amended map or plat filed, so long as such change does not disturb the inter…

The filed map or plat and the recorded declaration are constructive notice to all persons of the dedication of the property to cemetery purposes. (Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.)

The county recorder of the county in which a map or plat is filed shall index the map or plat in the general index giving reference to date of filing and number or to book and page so that it may easily be found. The recorder may bind the maps or plats in special books or in his …

The county recorder of the county in which a declaration of dedication is filed shall record it in the official records of his office and index it in the general index.

After property is dedicated to cemetery purposes pursuant to this chapter, neither the dedication, nor the title of a plot owner, shall be affected by the dissolution of the cemetery authority, by nonuser on its part, by alienation of the property, by any incumbrances, by sale un…

Dedication to cemetery purposes pursuant to this chapter is not invalid as violating any laws against perpetuities or the suspension of the power of alienation of title to or use of property, but is expressly permitted and shall be deemed to be in respect for the dead, a provisio…

After dedication pursuant to this chapter, and as long as the property remains dedicated to cemetery purposes, no railroad, street, road, alley, pipe line, pole line, or other public thoroughfare or utility shall be laid out, through, over, or across any part of it without the co…

No streets, alleys, or roads shall be opened or laid out within the boundary lines of any cemetery located in whole or in part within the lines of any city or city and county, where burials in the cemetery have been had within five years prior thereto, without the consent of the …

All property dedicated pursuant to this chapter, including roads, alleys, and walks, is exempt from public improvement assessments and is exempt from enforcement of a money judgment against an individual owner of an interment plot to the extent provided in Section 704.200 of the …

After filing the map or plat and recording the declaration of dedication, a cemetery authority may sell and convey plots subject to such rules and regulations as may be then in effect or thereafter adopted by the cemetery authority, and subject to such other and further limitatio…

(a) All plots, the use of which has been conveyed by deed or certificate of ownership as a separate plot, are indivisible except with the consent of the cemetery authority, or as provided by law. (b) A plot, the use of which has been conveyed by deed or certificate of ownership a…

All conveyances made by a cemetery authority shall be signed by the president or the vice president, and the secretary, or by other officers authorized by the cemetery authority. (Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.)

Any cemetery authority or its agents who sell, offer for sale, contract to sell, or negotiate the sale of mausoleum crypts before the receipt of a certificate of occupancy as provided for in Sections 9591 and 9592 shall: (a) Set forth in each contract a specific period of time wi…

For a violation of any provision of Section 8573, the bureau may temporarily suspend or permanently revoke the license of any cemetery licensee and may order the reservation or escrowing of assets of the cemetery authority to the extent deemed necessary to satisfy the cost of con…

Property dedicated to cemetery purposes shall be held and used exclusively for cemetery purposes, unless and until the dedication is removed from all or any part of it by an order and decree of the superior court of the county in which the property is situated, in a proceeding br…

The notice of hearing provided in section 8580 shall be given by publication once a week for at least three consecutive weeks in a daily newspaper of general circulation in the county where said cemetery is located, and the posting of copies of the notice in three conspicuous pla…

(a) Whenever ownership of any cemetery authority is proposed to be transferred, the cemetery authority shall notify the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau in the Department of Consumer Affairs. A change in ownership, for purposes of this section, shall be deemed to occur whenever more t…

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…

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 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 …

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.

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.

The issuance or granting of a permit or approval is not a permit or approval of a violation of any provision of this part.

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 …

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 fo…

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.

(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), laboratories engaged in the performance of forensic alcohol analysis tests by or for law enforcement agencies on blood, urine, tissue, or breath for the purposes of determining the concentration of ethyl alcohol in persons involved in …

All laboratories that are subject to the requirements of Section 100700 shall ensure that breath alcohol instruments and calibrating devices used in testing are listed in the conforming products list in the Federal Register by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of…

(a) All laboratories that are subject to the requirements of Section 100700 shall follow the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board (ASCLD/LAB) guidelines for proficiency testing. The required proficiency test must be obtained from any ASCLD…

(a) On or before July 1, 2005, the department shall establish a review committee. (b) The review committee shall have eight members, including one person representing each of the following: (1) Prosecuting attorneys. (2) Law enforcement agencies. (3) Defense attorneys. (4) Corone…

On or after January 1, 1971, the department shall enforce this chapter and regulations adopted by the department.

Any ampoules and their contents employed in a breath alcohol analysis test may be destroyed by the law enforcement agency in possession of them one year after the date of collection of the breath sample.

(a) This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Act. (b) Laboratories that perform analyses on any combination of environmental samples, or raw or processed agricultural products for regulatory purposes shall obtain a certificate o…

(a) A laboratory accredited by the state board shall report, in a timely fashion and in accordance with the request for analysis, the full and complete results of all detected contaminants and pollutants to the person or entity that submitted the material for testing. The state b…

The State Water Resources Control Board may do all of the following related to accrediting environmental laboratories in the state: (a) Offer both state accreditation and TNI accreditation, which shall be considered equivalent for regulatory activities covered by this article. (b…

The department may do all of the following: (a) Adopt regulations establishing requirements for both types of accreditation. The regulations shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following: (1) Laboratory personnel. (2) Quality assurance procedures. (3) Laboratory equi…

All regulations adopted by the department pursuant to this article, as they read immediately preceding January 1, 2006, shall remain in full force and effect until repealed or amended by the department in accordance with the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure A…

The state board may contract with approved third-party laboratory assessor bodies in accordance with the criteria developed by the TNI or a federal agency.

Any laboratory requesting ELAP certification or TNI accreditation under this article shall file with the state board an application on forms prescribed by the state board containing all of the following: (a) The names of the applicant and the laboratory. (b) The location of the l…

(a) Each certificate issued pursuant to this article for ELAP certification shall be issued to the owner of the laboratory and shall expire 24 months from the date of issuance. An application for renewal shall be filed with the department prior to the expiration date of the certi…

(a) The period of accreditation for TNI accredited laboratories shall be 12 months. An application for renewal shall be filed with the state board prior to the expiration date of the accreditation. Failure to make timely application for renewal shall result in expiration of the a…

(a) Upon the filing of an application for ELAP certification or TNI accreditation and after a finding by the state board that there is full compliance with this article and regulations adopted under this article, the state board shall issue to the owner certification or accredita…

(a) An application for TNI accreditation or renewal of TNI accreditation shall be denied by the accrediting body for any of the following reasons: (1) Failure to submit all information necessary to determine the laboratory’s eligibility for its accreditation or continued complian…

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the state board may issue a certificate to the owner of a laboratory in a field of testing or method adopted by the federal Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to Part 136 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as amended September…

Upon the denial of an application for ELAP certification or TNI accreditation, the state board shall immediately notify the applicant or organization by certified mail, return receipt requested, of the action and the reasons for the action. The owner of a laboratory may petition …

(a) At the time of application for ELAP certification and annually thereafter, from the date of the issuance of the certificate, a laboratory shall pay an ELAP certification fee, according to the fee schedule established by the State Water Resources Control Board pursuant to Sect…

(a) At the time of application for TNI accreditation and annually thereafter, from the date of the issuance of the accreditation, a laboratory shall pay a TNI accreditation fee, according to the fee schedule established by the state board pursuant to Section 100829. (b) In additi…

The department shall appoint a multidisciplinary committee to assist, advise, and make recommendations regarding technical, scientific, and administrative matters concerning the accreditation or certification of environmental laboratories. Appointments to the committee shall be m…

(a) In order to carry out the purpose of this article, any duly authorized representative of the state board may do the following: (1) Enter and inspect a laboratory that is ELAP certified or TNI accredited pursuant to this article or that has applied for ELAP certification or TN…