resources

The death of a loved one can be an overwhelming experience that most of us will encounter. By asking the right questions, comparing prices and services, and making informed decisions, you can make arrangements that are meaningful to your loved ones and control the costs for yourself and your survivors.

The Cemetery and Funeral Bureau has developed this booklet to assist in making these difficult decisions about funeral and cemetery arrangements for yourself or your loved one. 

The California Department of Public Health – Vital Records maintains birth, death, fetal death/still birth, marriage, and divorce records for California. 

Services provided by the department include issuing certified copies of California vital records and registering and amending vital records as authorized by law.

The Cemetery and Funeral Bureau has published this guide to making advance funeral and cemetery arrangements.

The Cemetery and Funeral Bureau has published this compendium of California cemetery laws and regulations, in a single, downloadable PDF format.

The Cemetery and Funeral Bureau advocates consumer protection and licensee compliance through proactive education and consistent interpretation and application of the laws governing the death care industry.