Bill > AB2542

This bill, known as Marissa's Law, amends existing California law regarding the control and disposition of human remains. It expands the circumstances under which the right to control a deceased person's remains can be passed from an individual to the next of kin, following a specific order of priority. Previously, this right could be transferred if the person with control was charged with murder or voluntary manslaughter in connection with the death. Now, this right can also be transferred if the funeral director or cemetery authority knows that the person with control has been subject to a domestic violence restraining order against the deceased or their custodial parent, is a parent whose custody or visitation rights were terminated or suspended, or if granting disposition rights to them would be against the deceased's best interests or the wishes of the custodial parent. The bill also clarifies that if charges are dropped or a person is acquitted, their right of control is returned.

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