California CodesBusiness and Professions Code - BPCDivision 3 — Professions and Vocations GenerallyChapter 12 — Cemetery and Funeral ActArticle 3.5 — Licenses and Certificates of AuthoritySection 7653.2
The bureau shall inspect the books, records, and premises of any crematory licensed under this chapter. In making those inspections, the bureau shall have access to all books and records, the crematory building, the cremation chambers or furnaces, and the storage areas for human remains before and after cremation, during regular office hours or the hours the crematory is in operation. No prior notification of the inspection is required to be given to the crematory licensee. If any crematory licensee fails to allow that inspection or any part thereof, it shall be grounds for the suspension or revocation of a license or other disciplinary action against the licensee. All proceedings under this section shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of this chapter relating to disciplinary proceedings.
Notes
Requires the bureau to inspect licensed crematories, including records, buildings, cremation chambers or furnaces, and remains-storage areas during regular office or operating hours, without prior notice. Establishes refusal to permit any part of an inspection as grounds for license suspension, revocation, or other discipline under the chapter’s disciplinary procedures.
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