This part of the Business and Professions Code is all about laws related to cemeteries and funerals. It's officially called the Cemetery and Funeral Act.

This section defines some important terms used in this chapter. "Department" refers to the Department of Consumer Affairs, "Director" means the Director of Consumer Affairs, and "Bureau" is short for the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau.

This law establishes the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau within a department under a director's control. The director can appoint a chief, who leads the bureau and reports to the director. The chief's job is to enforce and manage the chapter's rules, but the director's powers can also be exercised by a deputy director or the chief if the director allows it. Additionally, the law mandates that the bureau's powers and duties will be reviewed by legislative committees, with an implied deadline for this review as if the chapter would end on January 1, 2029.

This law gives the bureau the authority to create, change, or cancel rules and regulations necessary to enforce and manage this act. It also allows the bureau to decide how the required statements and reports should be formatted. When making these rules, the bureau must follow a specific process outlined in another law called the Administrative Procedure Act.

This law gives the bureau the authority to inspect funeral establishments, cemeteries, crematories, and places where embalming is done or human remains are stored. However, this authority is only valid until January 1, 2027, after which the law will be repealed.

This law allows the bureau to inspect places where funeral, reduction, cemetery, or crematory services are provided, and where bodies are kept or embalmed. The law will take effect on January 1, 2027.

This law allows the Director of Consumer Affairs in California to hire employees needed for the bureau's work, following civil service rules. They can also hire investigators and lawyers to help enforce laws related to cemeteries and funerals, but only with financial oversight and using a specific cemetery and funeral fund for expenses. These rules became effective on July 1, 2016.

This section explains that the rules in this chapter don’t affect certain groups. It doesn’t change the duties of officers at public institutions or medical colleges, doesn’t apply to licensed hospitals, and doesn’t cover those involved in providing burial containers.

If you are suing the bureau in California, you must file your case in either Sacramento County, the county where you live, or the county where the event causing the lawsuit happened.

This law section states that the bureau responsible for enforcing this act has the same powers and responsibilities as a department head in the government. This includes anything specified in Chapter 2 of the Government Code, starting at Section 11150.