California Health and Safety Code

§ 7010.1

HSC § 7010.1 Effective Jan 1, 2018Div. 7 · Part 1 · Ch. 1

Statute text

(a)“Hydrolysis” means the process by which the following two steps are taken:

(1)The reduction of the body of a deceased person to its essential organic components and bone fragments by alkaline hydrolysis. “Alkaline hydrolysis” is a process using heat or heat and applied pressure, water, and potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide in a hydrolysis chamber.

(2)The processing of the remains after removal from the hydrolysis chamber pursuant to Section 7010.3.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 846, Sec. 34. (AB 967) Effective January 1, 2018. Section operative July 1, 2020, by its own provisions.