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HomeHealth and Safety CodeDiv. 7Pt. 2Ch. 4Art. 8§ 7926 Cemetery Removal Expenses

§ 7926 Cemetery Removal Expenses

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§ 7926 Cemetery Removal Expenses

Key Takeaways

  • •A cemetery can use its money to move graves to a new place.
  • •They can pay for buying new land, digging up and moving graves, and moving headstones.
  • •They can also pay for selling or mortgaging the old land after graves are moved.

Example

A cemetery wants to move graves to a new location.

The cemetery can use its money to buy new land, move the graves, and sell the old land.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 7926 Cemetery Removal Expenses

Whenever any cemetery corporation or association has declared for removal and has published notice of its intention to make removals under this chapter, it may employ any money in its treasury to defray the expense of removal, including: (a)  The expense of purchasing or otherwise providing a suitable place for the interment of remains in any other cemetery. (b)  The expenses of disinterment, transportation and reinterment. (c)  The expenses of removal and disposal of vaults, monuments, headstones, copings, or other improvements. (d)  All necessary expenses incident to the sale or mortgaging of any land from which removals have been made. (e)  All other expenses necessarily incurred in carrying out the removal, and reinterment, or disposing of remains so removed. (f)  All expenses incident to any of the above purposes. (Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.)

Last verified: January 24, 2026

Key Terms

corporationdisposalportreintermentassociationintentiondisinterment

Related Statutes

  • § 7927 Cemetery Endowment Care Fund
  • § 7928 Cemetery Removal Reimbursement Limits
  • § 7930 Cemetery Funds For Reinterment Care
  • § 7932 Cemetery Fund Transfer Approval
  • § 7933 Cemetery Transfer Court Order

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Health and Safety Code. Section 7926.
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