ARTICLE 1. Acquisition of Property [8500. - 8501.]

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC 1.
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Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 8500. Section 8500.

Cemetery authorities may take by purchase, donation or devise, property consisting of lands, mausoleums, crematories, and columbariums, or other property within which the interment of the dead may be authorized by law.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 8501. Section 8501.

Any cemetery authority which is described in Section 23701c of the Revenue and Taxation Code or is a corporation sole may acquire by eminent domain any property necessary to enlarge and add to an existing cemetery for the burial of the dead and the grounds thereof.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026

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