CA Crematory Manager Exam - Health &
Safety Code questions and answers 2026\2027
A+ Grade
Define "Interment"
- correct answer The disposition of human remains by entombment or burial in a cemetery or, in the
case of cremated remains, by inurnment, placement or burial in a cemetery, or burial at sea.
Removing any part of any human remains from any place where it has been interred, or from where it is
awaiting interment, cremation, or hydrolysis, with intent to sell it or to dissect it, without authority of
law, or written permission of the person or persons having the right to control the remains, or with
malice or wantonness is punishable by
- correct answer Imprisonment
Can crematory/hydrolysis employees remove foreign materials, pacemakers, or prostheses from
cremated remains or hydrolyzed human remains?
- correct answer Yes
Can crematory/hydrolysis employees remove dental gold or silver, jewelry, or mementos?
- correct answer Yes, if the equipment cannot process these materials.
What must you do with any dental gold/silver, jewelry or mementos that you remove?
- correct answer They must be returned to the urn/cremated remains container/hydrolyzed remains
container, unless otherwise directed by the 7100 rights holder.
Do you need specific written permission to remove dental gold/silver, jewelry or mementos from human
remains?
- correct answer Yes, from the 7100 rights holder. Otherwise you can be punished by imprisonment.
(Residue containing dental gold/silver or other precious metals that cannot be removed from the
chamber is not a violation.)
, If you detain human remains/fail to release human remains, personal effects, or any certificate or
permit required upon the delivery of authorization for release signed by the next of kin/someone
entitled to custody of the remains, you are guilty of what?
- correct answer A misdemeanor.
Can you remove cremated/hydrolyzed remains from the place of cremation/hydrolysis if they are not
suitable for inurnment?
- correct answer No.
What should you include on a contract for cremation or hydrolysis services?
- correct answer Specific written notification of the processing that takes place.
How should a recognizable dead human fetus of less than 20 weeks gestation be disposed of, if not be
interment?
- correct answer Incineration
How shall cremated/hydrolyzed remains be removed from the place of cremation/hydrolysis?
- correct answer In a durable container, and kept on the property of the 7100 rights holder, someone
with their permission, or a church/religious shrine (with their permission).
What must occur for cremated/hydrolyzed remains to be kept in a keepsake urn?
- correct answer They must be authorized by 7100 rights holder, a permit must be issued for each
keepsake urn (designating the home address of each persons receiving an urn) and a permit fee must be
paid.
How big is a keepsake urn?
- correct answer It contains not more than 1 cubic centimeter of cremated/hydrolyzed remains.
What should you do prior to disposition of cremated/hydrolyzed remains?
- correct answer 1) Remove the cremated/hydrolyzed remains from the place of cremation/hydrolysis in
a durable container.
2) Keep them in a durable container.
Safety Code questions and answers 2026\2027
A+ Grade
Define "Interment"
- correct answer The disposition of human remains by entombment or burial in a cemetery or, in the
case of cremated remains, by inurnment, placement or burial in a cemetery, or burial at sea.
Removing any part of any human remains from any place where it has been interred, or from where it is
awaiting interment, cremation, or hydrolysis, with intent to sell it or to dissect it, without authority of
law, or written permission of the person or persons having the right to control the remains, or with
malice or wantonness is punishable by
- correct answer Imprisonment
Can crematory/hydrolysis employees remove foreign materials, pacemakers, or prostheses from
cremated remains or hydrolyzed human remains?
- correct answer Yes
Can crematory/hydrolysis employees remove dental gold or silver, jewelry, or mementos?
- correct answer Yes, if the equipment cannot process these materials.
What must you do with any dental gold/silver, jewelry or mementos that you remove?
- correct answer They must be returned to the urn/cremated remains container/hydrolyzed remains
container, unless otherwise directed by the 7100 rights holder.
Do you need specific written permission to remove dental gold/silver, jewelry or mementos from human
remains?
- correct answer Yes, from the 7100 rights holder. Otherwise you can be punished by imprisonment.
(Residue containing dental gold/silver or other precious metals that cannot be removed from the
chamber is not a violation.)
, If you detain human remains/fail to release human remains, personal effects, or any certificate or
permit required upon the delivery of authorization for release signed by the next of kin/someone
entitled to custody of the remains, you are guilty of what?
- correct answer A misdemeanor.
Can you remove cremated/hydrolyzed remains from the place of cremation/hydrolysis if they are not
suitable for inurnment?
- correct answer No.
What should you include on a contract for cremation or hydrolysis services?
- correct answer Specific written notification of the processing that takes place.
How should a recognizable dead human fetus of less than 20 weeks gestation be disposed of, if not be
interment?
- correct answer Incineration
How shall cremated/hydrolyzed remains be removed from the place of cremation/hydrolysis?
- correct answer In a durable container, and kept on the property of the 7100 rights holder, someone
with their permission, or a church/religious shrine (with their permission).
What must occur for cremated/hydrolyzed remains to be kept in a keepsake urn?
- correct answer They must be authorized by 7100 rights holder, a permit must be issued for each
keepsake urn (designating the home address of each persons receiving an urn) and a permit fee must be
paid.
How big is a keepsake urn?
- correct answer It contains not more than 1 cubic centimeter of cremated/hydrolyzed remains.
What should you do prior to disposition of cremated/hydrolyzed remains?
- correct answer 1) Remove the cremated/hydrolyzed remains from the place of cremation/hydrolysis in
a durable container.
2) Keep them in a durable container.
