Texas § HS.696.003 - AUTHORIZATION TO RELEASE INFORMATION
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§ HS.696.003. AUTHORIZATION TO RELEASE INFORMATION
AUTHORIZATION TO RELEASE INFORMATION. A person who possesses unclaimed cremated remains may release to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or a veterans' service organization verification information associated with the remains to verify whether the remains are the remains of a person who was a veteran or a veteran's dependent eligible to be interred in a veterans cemetery if: (1) the person has possessed the cremated remains for at least five years; (2) the person authorized to dispose of the decedent's remains under Section 711.002 has not claimed the cremated remains; and (3) the person made a reasonable effort to locate a relative of the decedent to claim the remains, including publishing notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the person is located, and more than 30 days have passed since the person first made an effort to locate a relative of the decedent. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 373 (H.B. 3064 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.
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Section HS.696.003 ("AUTHORIZATION TO RELEASE INFORMATION") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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