The person in charge of any premises on which interments or cremations are made shall keep a record of all remains interred or cremated and of the interment of remains on the premises under his charge, in each case stating the name of each deceased person, place of death, date of interment, and name and address of the funeral director.
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Section § 8110
Whoever oversees a place where burials or cremations happen must keep a detailed record of every person buried or cremated there. This record should include the deceased's name, where they died, the date of their burial or cremation, and the funeral director's contact information.
interment records cremation records deceased identification
Section § 8111
This law states that certain records must always be available for official inspection whenever needed.
The records shall at all times be open to official inspection.
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Section § 8112
This law states that any records that need to be kept according to Division 7 or in this part of the law can be stored in different formats. These formats include the original paper form, or they can be reproduced as photocopies, microfilm, microfiche, laser discs, or other methods that accurately copy the original documents.
Records required to be kept under Division 7 (commencing with Section 7000) or this division may be kept in original form or by photocopy, microfilm, microfiche, laser disc, or any other method that can produce an accurate reproduction of the original record.
record retention document storage accurate reproduction
