§ 7726 Cemetery Remains Removal Timeline

Health and Safety Code·California

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•If a cemetery wants to move graves, they must give notice first.
•After 10 months from the first notice, the cemetery can start moving the graves.
•The notice must say exactly when and where the graves will be moved.

Example

A cemetery wants to move graves to build a new road.

The cemetery must tell families 10 months before moving the graves. After 10 months, they can start moving them.

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§ 7726 Cemetery Remains Removal Timeline

Any resolution or declaration of intention to disinter and remove human remains pursuant to this chapter adopted or declared by any cemetery authority shall specify and declare that at any time after the expiration of ten months from and after the first publication of the notice of the resolution or declaration, the human remains then remaining in all or any part of the cemetery will be removed by the cemetery authority. (Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.)

Last verified: January 24, 2026

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resolution declaration authority intention expiration publication

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Health and Safety Code. Section 7726.

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