Texas § HS.716.101 - UNIDENTIFIED HUMAN REMAINS

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§ HS.716.101. UNIDENTIFIED HUMAN REMAINS

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.

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