Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 716.101
Unidentified Human Remains


(a)

Except as provided by Subsection (b), a crematory establishment may not accept for cremation unidentified human remains.

(b)

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a crematory establishment may accept for cremation unidentified human remains from a county on the order of:

(1)

the county commissioners court; or

(2)

a court located in the county.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 178, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 747 (S.B. 571), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.

Source: Section 716.101 — Unidentified Human Remains, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­716.­htm#716.­101 (accessed Mar. 23, 2024).

Accessed:
Mar. 23, 2024

§ 716.101’s source at texas​.gov