Texas § HS.696.004 - TRANSFER OF UNCLAIMED CREMATED REMAINS

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§ HS.696.004. TRANSFER OF UNCLAIMED CREMATED REMAINS

TRANSFER OF UNCLAIMED CREMATED REMAINS. A person who receives notice from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or a veterans' service organization that the unclaimed cremated remains are the remains of a veteran or veteran's dependent eligible to be interred in a veterans cemetery may: (1) transport the cremated remains to the veterans cemetery for burial; or (2) transfer the cremated remains to a veterans' service organization that will ensure that the cremated remains are interred in a veterans cemetery. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 373 (H.B. 3064 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.

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