California Code, Health and Safety Code - HSC § 103680

(a) An additional fee of three dollars ($3) for the issuance of a permit for the disposition of human remains pursuant to Section 103675 shall be payable to the local registrar of births and deaths by the applicant for the permit. This amount shall be exempt from any adjustment made pursuant to Section 100430.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the local registrar of births and deaths shall pay into the State Penalty Fund, by the 10th of the month following the end of each calendar quarter one dollar ($1) of the fee collected pursuant to subdivision (a) for the training of peace officer members of county coroners' offices. The remaining funds collected pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be paid into the county treasury to be expended for indigent burial.