Statute · California Health and Safety Code
Cal. Health & Safety Code § 7010.1 — Definitions
Cal. Health & Safety Code § 7010.1
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Health and Safety Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 2018-01-01
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
(a) “Hydrolysis” means the process by which the following two steps are taken:
Citator
Cal. Health & Safety Code § 7010.1 — Definitions is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
(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.
(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2020.