Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 9501. Section 9501.
This part shall be known and may be cited as the Mausoleum and Columbarium Law.
CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [9501. - 9513.]
Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC 1.
in effectCal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 9502. Section 9502.
The purpose of this part is to insure the durability and permanence of mausoleums and columbariums by requiring that they be constructed of such material and workmanship as determined by modern mausoleum-columbarium engineering science, the minimum requirements for which are set forth in this part.
Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 9503. Section 9503.
Unless the provision or the context otherwise requires, the definitions and general provisions set forth in this chapter govern the construction of this part.
Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 9504. Section 9504.
“Mausoleum” includes any building or structure, used or intended to be used, for the interment of human remains. A columbarium may be built within a mausoleum.
Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 9504.5. Section 9504.5.
“Private mausoleum or columbarium” shall be a freestanding structure which:
(a)
Is constructed for use by the members of any one group, and not for the sale of space therein to any other person.
(b)
Does not contain crypts for the interment of more than 12 uncremated human remains, and a columbarium, niches for the interment of not more than 20 cremated human remains.
(c)
Is not constructed for occupancy by any person except in the course of making an interment.
Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 9505. Section 9505.
“Companion crypts” or “nest of crypts” means two or more crypts entered through a single crypt opening.
Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 9506. Section 9506.
“Columbarium” includes any building or structure, used or intended to be used, for the interment of cremated human remains.
Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 9507. Section 9507.
“Uniform Building Code” means the 1991 Edition of the Uniform Building Code, with 1992 amendments, adopted and published by the International Conference of Building Officials.
Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 9508. Section 9508.
“The Uniform Plumbing Code” means the 1991 Edition of the Plumbing Code, with 1992 amendments, adopted and published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials.
Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 9509. Section 9509.
“National Electrical Code” means the 1990 Edition of the National Electrical Code, with 1992 amendments, adopted and published by the National Fire Protection Association.
Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 9510. Section 9510.
“Incombustible Material” means and includes any material having an ignition temperature higher than 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit.
Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 9511. Section 9511.
“Type I Construction” includes the type of construction designated and specified as Type I Building Construction in the Uniform Building Code.
Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 9512. Section 9512.
The provisions of this part shall not apply to any structure or building used or intended to be used for the interment of human remains all portions of which are below the ground.
Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 9513. Section 9513.
(a)
The provisions of this part shall apply to any cemetery that acquires, constructs, improves, maintains, or repairs a mausoleum or columbarium.
(b)
The provisions of this part shall apply to any public cemetery district that acquires, constructs, improves, maintains, or repairs a columbarium.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026