California § 7355 - Except as provided in subdivision (b), the bodies of persons who have died from a
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§ 7355. Except as provided in subdivision (b), the bodies of persons who have died from a
(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.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 7355 ("Except as provided in subdivision (b), the bodies of persons who have died from a") is part of the Public Contract Code - PCC, the codified statutory law of California. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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