Texas Statutes
Health and Safety Code
Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body

Section 673.003. Designation of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome as Primary Cause of Death - Sec. 673.003. DESIGNATION OF SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME AS PRIMARY...

Chapter 674 - Fetal and Infant Mortality Review

Section 674.001. Definitions - Sec. 674.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Decedent" means: (A)...

Section 674.002. Review Team - Sec. 674.002. REVIEW TEAM. (a) A fetal and infant mortality...

Section 674.003. Purpose and Powers and Duties of Review Team - Sec. 674.003. PURPOSE AND POWERS AND DUTIES OF REVIEW TEAM....

Section 674.004. Governmental Unit - Sec. 674.004. GOVERNMENTAL UNIT. A review team is a governmental...

Section 674.005. Meetings - Sec. 674.005. MEETINGS. (a) Meetings of a review team are...

Section 674.006. Disclosure of Information to Review Team - Sec. 674.006. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO REVIEW TEAM. (a) A...

Section 674.007. Confidentiality of Records; Privilege - Sec. 674.007. CONFIDENTIALITY OF RECORDS; PRIVILEGE. (a) Information is confidential...

Section 674.008. Immunity From Subpoena and Discovery - Sec. 674.008. IMMUNITY FROM SUBPOENA AND DISCOVERY. (a) Review team...

Section 674.009. Unauthorized Disclosure by Review Team Member; Offense - Sec. 674.009. UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE BY REVIEW TEAM MEMBER; OFFENSE. (a)...

Section 674.010. Immunity - Sec. 674.010. IMMUNITY. A member of a review team is...

Section 674.011. Inapplicability of Chapter - Sec. 674.011. INAPPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. This chapter does not apply...

Subtitle B - Disposition of the Body

Chapter 691 - Anatomical Board of the State of Texas

Subchapter A. Organization of Anatomical Board of the State of Texas

Section 691.001. Definitions - Sec. 691.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the...

Section 691.002. Composition of Board - Sec. 691.002. COMPOSITION OF BOARD. (a) The Anatomical Board of...

Section 691.003. Sunset Provision - Sec. 691.003. SUNSET PROVISION. The Anatomical Board of the State...

Section 691.004. Lobbyist Restrictions - Sec. 691.004. LOBBYIST RESTRICTIONS. A person may not serve as...

Section 691.005. Removal of Board Member - Sec. 691.005. REMOVAL OF BOARD MEMBER. (a) It is a...

Section 691.006. Reimbursement - Sec. 691.006. REIMBURSEMENT. A board member is not entitled to...

Section 691.007. Minutes; Records - Sec. 691.007. MINUTES; RECORDS. (a) The board may adopt rules...

Section 691.008. Fees; Audits - Sec. 691.008. FEES; AUDITS. (a) The board may set and...

Section 691.009. Information to Members and Employees - Sec. 691.009. INFORMATION TO MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES. The board shall...

Section 691.010. Public Information and Participation; Complaints - Sec. 691.010. PUBLIC INFORMATION AND PARTICIPATION; COMPLAINTS. (a) The board...

Subchapter B. Donation and Distribution of Bodies and Anatomical Specimens

Section 691.021. Definition - Sec. 691.021. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "political subdivision" means a...

Section 691.022. General Duties - Sec. 691.022. GENERAL DUTIES. (a) The board shall distribute bodies...

Section 691.0225. Informational Document - Sec. 691.0225. INFORMATIONAL DOCUMENT. The board shall develop a document...

Section 691.023. Duty to Deliver Certain Bodies to Board - Sec. 691.023. DUTY TO DELIVER CERTAIN BODIES TO BOARD. (a)...

Section 691.024. Persons Who May Claim Body for Burial - Sec. 691.024. PERSONS WHO MAY CLAIM BODY FOR BURIAL. (a)...

Section 691.025. Procedure After Death - Sec. 691.025. PROCEDURE AFTER DEATH. (a) If a body is...

Section 691.026. Body of Traveler - Sec. 691.026. BODY OF TRAVELER. If an unclaimed body is...

Section 691.027. Autopsy - Sec. 691.027. AUTOPSY. Only the board may grant permission to...

Section 691.028. Donation of Body by Written Instrument - Sec. 691.028. DONATION OF BODY BY WRITTEN INSTRUMENT. (a) An...

Section 691.029. Authority to Accept Bodies From Outside the State - Sec. 691.029. AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT BODIES FROM OUTSIDE THE STATE....

Section 691.030. Board's Authority to Distribute Bodies and Anatomical Specimens - Sec. 691.030. BOARD'S AUTHORITY TO DISTRIBUTE BODIES AND ANATOMICAL SPECIMENS....

Section 691.031. Transportation of Bodies; Records - Sec. 691.031. TRANSPORTATION OF BODIES; RECORDS. (a) The board shall...

Section 691.032. Costs of Distribution - Sec. 691.032. COSTS OF DISTRIBUTION. A person or institution receiving...

Section 691.033. Use of Bodies and Anatomical Specimens - Sec. 691.033. USE OF BODIES AND ANATOMICAL SPECIMENS. (a) To...

Section 691.034. Regulation of Persons and Institutions Using Bodies and Anatomical Specimens - Sec. 691.034. REGULATION OF PERSONS AND INSTITUTIONS USING BODIES AND...

Section 691.035. Criminal Penalty - Sec. 691.035. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense...

Chapter 692 - Texas Anatomical Gift Act

Section 692.003. Manner of Executing Gift of Own Body - Sec. 692.003. MANNER OF EXECUTING GIFT OF OWN BODY. (a)...

Chapter 692A - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act

Section 692A.001. Short Title - Sec. 692A.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...

Section 692A.002. Definitions - Sec. 692A.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Adult" means an...

Section 692A.003. Applicability - Sec. 692A.003. APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies to an anatomical gift...

Section 692A.004. Persons Authorized to Make Anatomical Gift Before Donor's Death - Sec. 692A.004. PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO MAKE ANATOMICAL GIFT BEFORE DONOR'S...

Section 692A.005. Manner of Making Anatomical Gift Before Donor's Death - Sec. 692A.005. MANNER OF MAKING ANATOMICAL GIFT BEFORE DONOR'S DEATH....

Section 692A.006. Amending or Revoking Anatomical Gift Before Donor's Death - Sec. 692A.006. AMENDING OR REVOKING ANATOMICAL GIFT BEFORE DONOR'S DEATH....

Section 692A.007. Refusal to Make Anatomical Gift; Effect of Refusal - Sec. 692A.007. REFUSAL TO MAKE ANATOMICAL GIFT; EFFECT OF REFUSAL....

Section 692A.008. Preclusive Effect of Anatomical Gift, Amendment, or Revocation - Sec. 692A.008. PRECLUSIVE EFFECT OF ANATOMICAL GIFT, AMENDMENT, OR REVOCATION....

Section 692A.009. Who May Make Anatomical Gift of Decedent's Body or Part - Sec. 692A.009. WHO MAY MAKE ANATOMICAL GIFT OF DECEDENT'S BODY...

Section 692A.010. Manner of Making, Amending, or Revoking Anatomical Gift of Decedent's Body or Part - Sec. 692A.010. MANNER OF MAKING, AMENDING, OR REVOKING ANATOMICAL GIFT...

Section 692A.011. Persons That May Receive Anatomical Gift; Purpose of Anatomical Gift - Sec. 692A.011. PERSONS THAT MAY RECEIVE ANATOMICAL GIFT; PURPOSE OF...

Section 692A.012. Search and Notification - Sec. 692A.012. SEARCH AND NOTIFICATION. The donor card of a...

Section 692A.013. Delivery of Document of Gift Not Required; Right to Examine - Sec. 692A.013. DELIVERY OF DOCUMENT OF GIFT NOT REQUIRED; RIGHT...

Section 692A.014. Rights and Duties of Procurement Organization and Others - Sec. 692A.014. RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF PROCUREMENT ORGANIZATION AND OTHERS....

Section 692A.015. Coordination of Procurement and Use; Hospital Procedures - Sec. 692A.015. COORDINATION OF PROCUREMENT AND USE; HOSPITAL PROCEDURES. Each...

Section 692A.016. Sale or Purchase of Parts Prohibited - Sec. 692A.016. SALE OR PURCHASE OF PARTS PROHIBITED. (a) Except...

Section 692A.017. Other Prohibited Acts - Sec. 692A.017. OTHER PROHIBITED ACTS. (a) A person commits an...

Section 692A.018. Immunity - Sec. 692A.018. IMMUNITY. (a) A person who acts in good...

Section 692A.019. Law Governing Validity; Choice of Law as to Execution of Document of Gift; Presumption of Validity - Sec. 692A.019. LAW GOVERNING VALIDITY; CHOICE OF LAW AS TO...

Section 692A.020. Glenda Dawson Donate Life-Texas Registry; Education Program - Sec. 692A.020. GLENDA DAWSON DONATE LIFE-TEXAS REGISTRY; EDUCATION PROGRAM. (a)...

Section 692A.021. Effect of Anatomical Gift on Advance Directive - Sec. 692A.021. EFFECT OF ANATOMICAL GIFT ON ADVANCE DIRECTIVE. (a)...

Section 692A.022. Uniformity of Application and Construction - Sec. 692A.022. UNIFORMITY OF APPLICATION AND CONSTRUCTION. In applying and...

Section 692A.023. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act - Sec. 692A.023. RELATION TO ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES IN GLOBAL AND NATIONAL...

Chapter 693 - Removal of Body Parts, Body Tissue, and Corneal Tissue

Subchapter A. Removal of Body Parts or Tissue

Section 693.001. Definition - Sec. 693.001. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "visceral organ" means the...

Section 693.002. Removal of Body Part or Tissue From Decedent Who Died Under Circumstances Requiring an Inquest - Sec. 693.002. REMOVAL OF BODY PART OR TISSUE FROM DECEDENT...

Section 693.003. Consent Not Required in Certain Circumstances - Sec. 693.003. CONSENT NOT REQUIRED IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. If a...

Section 693.005. Immunity From Damages in Civil Action - Sec. 693.005. IMMUNITY FROM DAMAGES IN CIVIL ACTION. In a...

Section 693.006. Removal of Corneal Tissue - Sec. 693.006. REMOVAL OF CORNEAL TISSUE. On a request from...

Subchapter C. Eye Enucleation

Section 693.021. Definition - Sec. 693.021. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "ophthalmologist" means a person...

Section 693.022. Persons Who May Enucleate Eye as Anatomical Gift - Sec. 693.022. PERSONS WHO MAY ENUCLEATE EYE AS ANATOMICAL GIFT....

Section 693.023. Eye Enucleation Course - Sec. 693.023. EYE ENUCLEATION COURSE. Each person, other than a...

Section 693.024. Requisites of Eye Enucleation Course - Sec. 693.024. REQUISITES OF EYE ENUCLEATION COURSE. The course in...

Chapter 694 - Burial

Section 694.001. Duties of Department of State Health Services - Sec. 694.001. DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES. The...

Section 694.002. Duty of Commissioners Court Concerning Disposition of Body of Deceased Paupers - Sec. 694.002. DUTY OF COMMISSIONERS COURT CONCERNING DISPOSITION OF BODY...

Section 694.003. Power of Governing Body of Type a General-Law Municipality Concerning Burial - Sec. 694.003. POWER OF GOVERNING BODY OF TYPE A GENERAL-LAW...

Chapter 695 - In-Casket Identification

Section 695.001. Definitions - Sec. 695.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Casket" means a...

Section 695.002. Identification of Deceased Person - Sec. 695.002. IDENTIFICATION OF DECEASED PERSON. The commission shall ensure...

Section 695.003. Rules - Sec. 695.003. RULES. The commission may adopt rules to enforce...

Chapter 696 - Disposition of Unclaimed Cremated Remains

Section 696.001. Definitions - Sec. 696.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Verification information" means...

Section 696.002. Applicability - Sec. 696.002. APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies to any person who...

Section 696.003. Authorization to Release Information - Sec. 696.003. AUTHORIZATION TO RELEASE INFORMATION. A person who possesses...

Section 696.004. Transfer of Unclaimed Cremated Remains - Sec. 696.004. TRANSFER OF UNCLAIMED CREMATED REMAINS. A person who...

Section 696.005. Civil Immunity - Sec. 696.005. CIVIL IMMUNITY. (a) A person who releases verification...

Chapter 697 - Disposition of Embryonic and Fetal Tissue Remains

Section 697.001. Purpose - Sec. 697.001. PURPOSE. The purpose of this chapter is to...

Section 697.002. Definitions - Sec. 697.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Cremation" means the...

Section 697.003. Applicability of Other Law - Sec. 697.003. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW. Embryonic and fetal tissue...

Section 697.004. Disposition of Embryonic and Fetal Tissue Remains - Sec. 697.004. DISPOSITION OF EMBRYONIC AND FETAL TISSUE REMAINS. (a)...

Section 697.005. Burial or Cremation Assistance Registry - Sec. 697.005. BURIAL OR CREMATION ASSISTANCE REGISTRY. The department shall:...

Section 697.006. Ethical Fetal Remains Grant Program - Sec. 697.006. ETHICAL FETAL REMAINS GRANT PROGRAM. The department shall...

Section 697.007. Suspension or Revocation of License - Sec. 697.007. SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE. The department may...

Section 697.008. Civil Penalty - Sec. 697.008. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A person that violates this...

Section 697.009. Rules - Sec. 697.009. RULES. The executive commissioner shall adopt rules to...

Subtitle C - Cemeteries and Crematories

Chapter 711 - General Provisions Relating to Cemeteries

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 711.001. Definitions - Sec. 711.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Abandoned cemetery" means...

Section 711.002. Disposition of Remains; Duty to Inter - Sec. 711.002. DISPOSITION OF REMAINS; DUTY TO INTER. (a) Except...

Section 711.003. Records of Interment - Sec. 711.003. RECORDS OF INTERMENT. A record shall be kept...

Section 711.004. Removal of Remains - Sec. 711.004. REMOVAL OF REMAINS. (a) Remains interred in a...

Section 711.007. Nuisance; Abatement and Injunction - Sec. 711.007. NUISANCE; ABATEMENT AND INJUNCTION. (a) A district court...

Section 711.008. Location of Cemetery - Sec. 711.008. LOCATION OF CEMETERY. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 711.009. Authority of Cemetery Keeper - Sec. 711.009. AUTHORITY OF CEMETERY KEEPER. (a) The superintendent, sexton,...

Section 711.010. Abandoned, Unknown, or Unverified Cemetery - Sec. 711.010. ABANDONED, UNKNOWN, OR UNVERIFIED CEMETERY. (a) The owner...

Section 711.0105. Method of Removal of Remains - Sec. 711.0105. METHOD OF REMOVAL OF REMAINS. (a) The removal...

Section 711.011. Filing Record of Unknown or Abandoned Cemetery - Sec. 711.011. FILING RECORD OF UNKNOWN OR ABANDONED CEMETERY. (a)...

Section 711.0111. Notice of Unverified Cemetery - Sec. 711.0111. NOTICE OF UNVERIFIED CEMETERY. (a) A person who...

Section 711.012. Rules - Sec. 711.012. RULES. (a) The Finance Commission of Texas may...

Subchapter B. Cemetery Corporations

Section 711.021. Formation of Corporation to Maintain and Operate Cemetery - Sec. 711.021. FORMATION OF CORPORATION TO MAINTAIN AND OPERATE CEMETERY....

Section 711.022. Formation of Nonprofit Cemetery Corporation by Plot Owners - Sec. 711.022. FORMATION OF NONPROFIT CEMETERY CORPORATION BY PLOT OWNERS....

Section 711.023. Rights of Plot Owners in Cemetery Operated by Nonprofit Cemetery Corporation - Sec. 711.023. RIGHTS OF PLOT OWNERS IN CEMETERY OPERATED BY...

Section 711.024. Authority of Nonprofit Cemetery Corporation - Sec. 711.024. AUTHORITY OF NONPROFIT CEMETERY CORPORATION. A nonprofit cemetery...

Subchapter C. Cemetery Organizations

Section 711.031. Rules; Civil Penalty - Sec. 711.031. RULES; CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A cemetery organization may...

Section 711.032. Discrimination by Race, Color, or National Origin Prohibited - Sec. 711.032. DISCRIMINATION BY RACE, COLOR, OR NATIONAL ORIGIN PROHIBITED....

Section 711.033. Property Acquisition by Cemetery Organization; Recording Title - Sec. 711.033. PROPERTY ACQUISITION BY CEMETERY ORGANIZATION; RECORDING TITLE. (a)...

Section 711.034. Dedication - Sec. 711.034. DEDICATION. (a) A cemetery organization that acquires property...

Section 711.035. Effect of Dedication - Sec. 711.035. EFFECT OF DEDICATION. (a) Property may be dedicated...

Section 711.036. Removal of Dedication - Sec. 711.036. REMOVAL OF DEDICATION. (a) A cemetery organization may...

Section 711.037. Lien Against Cemetery Property - Sec. 711.037. LIEN AGAINST CEMETERY PROPERTY. (a) A cemetery organization...

Section 711.038. Sale of Plots by Cemetery Organizations - Sec. 711.038. SALE OF PLOTS BY CEMETERY ORGANIZATIONS. (a) A...

Section 711.0381. Sale or Resale of Plots by Certain Persons - Sec. 711.0381. SALE OR RESALE OF PLOTS BY CERTAIN PERSONS....

Section 711.039. Rights of Interment in Plot - Sec. 711.039. RIGHTS OF INTERMENT IN PLOT. (a) A plot...

Section 711.0395. Multiple Interments in Same Plot - Sec. 711.0395. MULTIPLE INTERMENTS IN SAME PLOT. A cemetery organization...

Section 711.040. Multiple Owners of Plot - Sec. 711.040. MULTIPLE OWNERS OF PLOT. Two or more owners...

Section 711.041. Access to Cemetery - Sec. 711.041. ACCESS TO CEMETERY. (a) Any person who wishes...

Section 711.042. Authority of Nonprofit Cemetery Organization - Sec. 711.042. AUTHORITY OF NONPROFIT CEMETERY ORGANIZATION. A nonprofit cemetery...

Subchapter D. Enforcement

Section 711.051. Enforcement by Attorney General; Proceedings to Forfeit Charter for Noncompliance - Sec. 711.051. ENFORCEMENT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL; PROCEEDINGS TO FORFEIT CHARTER...

Section 711.0515. Enforcement by Attorney General; Injunctive Relief - Sec. 711.0515. ENFORCEMENT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL; INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. In addition...

Section 711.052. Criminal Penalties - Sec. 711.052. CRIMINAL PENALTIES. (a) A person who is an...

Section 711.0521. Access to Cemeteries; Criminal Penalties - Sec. 711.0521. ACCESS TO CEMETERIES; CRIMINAL PENALTIES. (a) A person...

Section 711.053. Definition - Sec. 711.053. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "commissioner" means the banking...

Section 711.054. Enforcement by Finance Commission of Texas - Sec. 711.054. ENFORCEMENT BY FINANCE COMMISSION OF TEXAS. The Finance...

Section 711.055. Enforcement by Commissioner - Sec. 711.055. ENFORCEMENT BY COMMISSIONER. (a) Chapter 2001, Government Code,...

Section 711.056. Pattern of Wilful Disregard - Sec. 711.056. PATTERN OF WILFUL DISREGARD. (a) If after a...

Section 711.057. Emergency Order - Sec. 711.057. EMERGENCY ORDER. (a) The commissioner may issue an...

Section 711.058. Restitution - Sec. 711.058. RESTITUTION. The commissioner may issue an order to...

Section 711.059. Seizure of Accounts and Records - Sec. 711.059. SEIZURE OF ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS. (a) The commissioner...

Subchapter E. Lawn Crypts

Section 711.061. Requirements for Lawn Crypts - Sec. 711.061. REQUIREMENTS FOR LAWN CRYPTS. (a) A lawn crypt...

Section 711.063. Construction; Default - Sec. 711.063. CONSTRUCTION; DEFAULT. (a) A cemetery in which undeveloped...

Section 711.064. Contract Disclosures - Sec. 711.064. CONTRACT DISCLOSURES. (a) A sales contract for an...

Subchapter F. Powers and Duties of Department

Section 711.081. Definitions - Sec. 711.081. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Commission" means the...

Section 711.082. Administration; Fees - Sec. 711.082. ADMINISTRATION; FEES. (a) The department shall administer Subchapter...

Section 711.083. Records; Examination - Sec. 711.083. RECORDS; EXAMINATION. (a) A person acting as a...

Section 711.084. Examination Fee - Sec. 711.084. EXAMINATION FEE. (a) For each examination conducted under...

Chapter 712 - Perpetual Care Cemeteries

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 712.001. Definitions - Sec. 712.001. DEFINITIONS. (a) The definitions provided by Section 711.001...

Section 712.002. Exemptions From Chapter - Sec. 712.002. EXEMPTIONS FROM CHAPTER. This chapter does not apply...

Section 712.003. Registration Required; Minimum Capital - Sec. 712.003. REGISTRATION REQUIRED; MINIMUM CAPITAL. (a) A perpetual care...

Section 712.0032. Certificate of Authority Requirement - Sec. 712.0032. CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY REQUIREMENT. A corporation must hold...

Section 712.0033. Certificate of Authority Application; Fees - Sec. 712.0033. CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY APPLICATION; FEES. (a) To obtain...

Section 712.0034. Qualifications for Certificate of Authority; Investigation - Sec. 712.0034. QUALIFICATIONS FOR CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY; INVESTIGATION. (a) The...

Section 712.0035. Issuance of Certificate of Authority - Sec. 712.0035. ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY. (a) The commissioner...

Section 712.0036. Term of Certificate of Authority - Sec. 712.0036. TERM OF CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY. (a) The Finance...

Section 712.0037. Renewal of Certificate of Authority - Sec. 712.0037. RENEWAL OF CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY. (a) As a...

Section 712.0038. Transfer or Assignment Prohibited - Sec. 712.0038. TRANSFER OR ASSIGNMENT PROHIBITED. A certificate of authority...

Section 712.0039. Transfer of Business Ownership; Change of Control - Sec. 712.0039. TRANSFER OF BUSINESS OWNERSHIP; CHANGE OF CONTROL. (a)...

Section 712.00395. Surrender of Certificate of Authority; Fee - Sec. 712.00395. SURRENDER OF CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY; FEE. (a) A...

Section 712.004. Perpetual Care Trust Fund Required - Sec. 712.004. PERPETUAL CARE TRUST FUND REQUIRED. (a) Before obtaining...

Section 712.005. Cancellation of Charter for Failure to Begin Operation of Perpetual Care Cemetery - Sec. 712.005. CANCELLATION OF CHARTER FOR FAILURE TO BEGIN OPERATION...

Section 712.007. Notice of Perpetual Care Required - Sec. 712.007. NOTICE OF PERPETUAL CARE REQUIRED. (a) A corporation...

Section 712.008. Rules - Sec. 712.008. RULES. (a) The Finance Commission of Texas may...

Section 712.009. Limitations on Burials; Damages - Sec. 712.009. LIMITATIONS ON BURIALS; DAMAGES. (a) The Finance Commission...

Subchapter B. Perpetual Care Trust Fund

Section 712.020. Conflict With Other Law - Sec. 712.020. CONFLICT WITH OTHER LAW. To the extent of...

Section 712.021. Establishment and Purposes of Fund - Sec. 712.021. ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSES OF FUND. (a) Except as...

Section 712.022. Operation of Perpetual Care Cemetery - Sec. 712.022. OPERATION OF PERPETUAL CARE CEMETERY. A corporation authorized...

Section 712.023. Validity of Contributions - Sec. 712.023. VALIDITY OF CONTRIBUTIONS. A contribution to a fund...

Section 712.024. Amendment of Trust Instrument - Sec. 712.024. AMENDMENT OF TRUST INSTRUMENT. A corporation and the...

Section 712.025. Use of Fund Distributions - Sec. 712.025. USE OF FUND DISTRIBUTIONS. Fund distributions may be...

Section 712.0255. Judicial Modification or Termination of Fund - Sec. 712.0255. JUDICIAL MODIFICATION OR TERMINATION OF FUND. (a) The...

Section 712.026. Suit by Plot Owners to Maintain Perpetual Care - Sec. 712.026. SUIT BY PLOT OWNERS TO MAINTAIN PERPETUAL CARE....

Section 712.027. Investment of Fund - Sec. 712.027. INVESTMENT OF FUND. (a) A trustee shall invest...

Section 712.028. Amount of Fund Deposits From Sales - Sec. 712.028. AMOUNT OF FUND DEPOSITS FROM SALES. (a) A...

Section 712.029. Accounting for and Depositing Amounts - Sec. 712.029. ACCOUNTING FOR AND DEPOSITING AMOUNTS. (a) The part...

Section 712.030. Use of Gift for Special Care of Plot in Perpetual Care Cemetery - Sec. 712.030. USE OF GIFT FOR SPECIAL CARE OF PLOT...

Subchapter B. -1. Distributions From Fund

Section 712.0351. Definitions - Sec. 712.0351. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Net income fund"...

Section 712.0352. Modification of Distribution Method - Sec. 712.0352. MODIFICATION OF DISTRIBUTION METHOD. (a) Except as otherwise...

Section 712.0353. Determination of Fair Market Value - Sec. 712.0353. DETERMINATION OF FAIR MARKET VALUE. (a) The trustee...

Section 712.0354. Determination of Total Return Percentage - Sec. 712.0354. DETERMINATION OF TOTAL RETURN PERCENTAGE. (a) Consistent with...

Section 712.0355. Regulatory Limits on Distributions - Sec. 712.0355. REGULATORY LIMITS ON DISTRIBUTIONS. (a) After notice and...

Section 712.0356. Rules - Sec. 712.0356. RULES. The Finance Commission of Texas may adopt...

Section 712.0357. Nature of Total Return Distributions - Sec. 712.0357. NATURE OF TOTAL RETURN DISTRIBUTIONS. (a) A distribution...

Subchapter C. Regulation and Enforcement

Section 712.041. Annual Statement of Funds - Sec. 712.041. ANNUAL STATEMENT OF FUNDS. (a) A corporation shall...

Section 712.042. Fees - Sec. 712.042. FEES. On filing a statement of funds under...

Section 712.043. Additional Fund Report - Sec. 712.043. ADDITIONAL FUND REPORT. The commissioner may require, as...

Section 712.0435. Investigations - Sec. 712.0435. INVESTIGATIONS. The commissioner may: (1) conduct an investigation...

Section 712.044. Examination of Records; Examination Fees and Expenses - Sec. 712.044. EXAMINATION OF RECORDS; EXAMINATION FEES AND EXPENSES. (a)...

Section 712.0441. Enforcement - Sec. 712.0441. ENFORCEMENT. (a) After notice and opportunity for hearing,...

Section 712.0442. Pattern of Wilful Disregard - Sec. 712.0442. PATTERN OF WILFUL DISREGARD. (a) If, after a...

Section 712.0443. Cease and Desist Order - Sec. 712.0443. CEASE AND DESIST ORDER. (a) The commissioner may...

Section 712.0444. Emergency Order - Sec. 712.0444. EMERGENCY ORDER. (a) The commissioner may issue an...

Section 712.0445. Receivership Proceedings - Sec. 712.0445. RECEIVERSHIP PROCEEDINGS. (a) In conjunction with a proceeding...

Section 712.045. Revocation or Suspension of Certificate of Authority - Sec. 712.045. REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION OF CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY. (a)...

Section 712.048. Criminal Penalties - Sec. 712.048. CRIMINAL PENALTIES. (a) A person who is an...

Subchapter D. Sale of Undeveloped Mausoleum Space

Section 712.061. Offer and Sale of Undeveloped Mausoleum Space - Sec. 712.061. OFFER AND SALE OF UNDEVELOPED MAUSOLEUM SPACE. (a)...

Section 712.062. Deposits to Fund - Sec. 712.062. DEPOSITS TO FUND. This subchapter does not affect...

Section 712.063. Preconstruction Trust - Sec. 712.063. PRECONSTRUCTION TRUST. (a) Except as provided by Section...

Section 712.064. Construction; Default - Sec. 712.064. CONSTRUCTION; DEFAULT. (a) The corporation shall start construction...

Section 712.065. Release of Trust Funds to Corporation - Sec. 712.065. RELEASE OF TRUST FUNDS TO CORPORATION. (a) On...

Section 712.066. Contract Disclosures - Sec. 712.066. CONTRACT DISCLOSURES. (a) A sales contract for an...

Section 712.067. Bond in Lieu of Preconstruction Trust - Sec. 712.067. BOND IN LIEU OF PRECONSTRUCTION TRUST. (a) In...

Section 712.068. Reports - Sec. 712.068. REPORTS. On or before the date the corporation's...

Chapter 713 - Local Regulation of Cemeteries

Subchapter A. Municipal Regulation of Cemeteries

Section 713.001. Municipal Cemetery Authorized - Sec. 713.001. MUNICIPAL CEMETERY AUTHORIZED. The governing body of a...

Section 713.002. Local Trust for Cemetery - Sec. 713.002. LOCAL TRUST FOR CEMETERY. (a) A municipality that...

Section 713.003. Local Authority to Receive Gifts; Deposits for Care; Certificates - Sec. 713.003. LOCAL AUTHORITY TO RECEIVE GIFTS; DEPOSITS FOR CARE;...

Section 713.004. Use of Funds - Sec. 713.004. USE OF FUNDS. (a) A municipality may invest...

Section 713.005. Deposit Records - Sec. 713.005. DEPOSIT RECORDS. (a) A municipality that acts as...

Section 713.006. Tax - Sec. 713.006. TAX. (a) A municipality acting as a trustee...

Section 713.007. Appointment of Successor Trustee - Sec. 713.007. APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE. The district judge of...

Section 713.008. Termination of Municipal Trust by Certain Municipalities - Text of section as amended by Acts 2019, 86th Leg.,...

Section 713.009. Local Possession and Control of Unkept or Abandoned Cemetery - Sec. 713.009. LOCAL POSSESSION AND CONTROL OF UNKEPT OR ABANDONED...

Section 713.010. Private Care of Graves - Sec. 713.010. PRIVATE CARE OF GRAVES. This subchapter does not...

Section 713.011. Maintenance of Municipal Cemeteries - Sec. 713.011. MAINTENANCE OF MUNICIPAL CEMETERIES. (a) A municipality that...

Subchapter B. County Regulation of Cemeteries

Section 713.021. County Trust for Cemetery - Sec. 713.021. COUNTY TRUST FOR CEMETERY. A commissioners court by...

Section 713.022. Gifts for Maintenance of Cemetery - Sec. 713.022. GIFTS FOR MAINTENANCE OF CEMETERY. (a) A trustee...

Section 713.023. Use of Funds - Sec. 713.023. USE OF FUNDS. (a) The trustee may invest...

Section 713.024. Appointment of Successor Trustee - Sec. 713.024. APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE. If a county judge...

Section 713.025. Private Care of Graves - Sec. 713.025. PRIVATE CARE OF GRAVES. This subchapter does not...

Section 713.026. Use of Public Funds and Property Prohibited; Exceptions - Sec. 713.026. USE OF PUBLIC FUNDS AND PROPERTY PROHIBITED; EXCEPTIONS....

Section 713.027. Cemetery Owned by County of 8,200 or Less - Sec. 713.027. CEMETERY OWNED BY COUNTY OF 8,200 OR LESS....

Section 713.0271. Cemetery Owned by Certain Counties - Sec. 713.0271. CEMETERY OWNED BY CERTAIN COUNTIES. A county with...

Section 713.028. County Care of Cemetery Older Than 50 Years - Sec. 713.028. COUNTY CARE OF CEMETERY OLDER THAN 50 YEARS....

Section 713.029. County Authority to Purchase Burial Grounds for Veterans - Sec. 713.029. COUNTY AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE BURIAL GROUNDS FOR VETERANS....

Chapter 714 - Miscellaneous Provisions Relating to Cemeteries

Section 714.001. Depth of Graves; Criminal Penalty - Sec. 714.001. DEPTH OF GRAVES; CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) The body...

Section 714.002. Limitation on Location of Feed or Slaughter Pens Near Cemetery - Sec. 714.002. LIMITATION ON LOCATION OF FEED OR SLAUGHTER PENS...

Section 714.003. Abandoned Plots in Private Cemeteries - Sec. 714.003. ABANDONED PLOTS IN PRIVATE CEMETERIES. (a) The ownership...

Section 714.004. Removal of Remains From Abandoned Cemetery in County of at Least 525,000 - Sec. 714.004. REMOVAL OF REMAINS FROM ABANDONED CEMETERY IN COUNTY...

Chapter 715 - Certain Historic Cemeteries

Section 715.001. Definitions - Sec. 715.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Burial park," "cemetery...

Section 715.002. Petition of Nonprofit Corporation - Sec. 715.002. PETITION OF NONPROFIT CORPORATION. A nonprofit corporation organized...

Section 715.003. Parties to Action - Sec. 715.003. PARTIES TO ACTION. An action commenced under this...

Section 715.004. Contents of Petition - Sec. 715.004. CONTENTS OF PETITION. (a) A petition filed by...

Section 715.005. Written Plan - Sec. 715.005. WRITTEN PLAN. (a) The written plan accompanying the...

Section 715.006. Service of Citation - Sec. 715.006. SERVICE OF CITATION. (a) Before the 31st day...

Section 715.007. Hearing - Sec. 715.007. HEARING. (a) Not later than the 90th day...

Section 715.008. Court Order - Sec. 715.008. COURT ORDER. (a) The court shall issue an...

Section 715.009. Nonprofit Corporation - Sec. 715.009. NONPROFIT CORPORATION. (a) The members of a nonprofit...

Section 715.010. Organizational Meeting - Sec. 715.010. ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING. (a) A nonprofit corporation authorized to...

Section 715.011. Powers and Duties of Nonprofit Corporation; Trust Fund - Sec. 715.011. POWERS AND DUTIES OF NONPROFIT CORPORATION; TRUST FUND....

Section 715.012. Crematory Prohibited - Sec. 715.012. CREMATORY PROHIBITED. A nonprofit corporation authorized to restore,...

Section 715.013. Adjacent or Contiguous Cemetery - Sec. 715.013. ADJACENT OR CONTIGUOUS CEMETERY. A nonprofit corporation authorized...

Section 715.014. Cemetery Open to Public - Sec. 715.014. CEMETERY OPEN TO PUBLIC. A historic cemetery restored,...

Section 715.015. Exemption - Sec. 715.015. EXEMPTION. This chapter does not apply to: (1)...

Chapter 716 - Crematories

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 716.001. Definitions - Sec. 716.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Authorizing agent" means...

Section 716.002. Cremation Rules - Sec. 716.002. CREMATION RULES. The commission may adopt rules consistent...

Section 716.003. Location of Crematory - Sec. 716.003. LOCATION OF CREMATORY. (a) A crematory may be...

Section 716.0035. Acceptance of Remains - Sec. 716.0035. ACCEPTANCE OF REMAINS. A crematory establishment may accept...

Section 716.004. Waiting Period for Cremation - Sec. 716.004. WAITING PERIOD FOR CREMATION. (a) A crematory establishment...

Section 716.005. Crematory Establishment Procedures - Sec. 716.005. CREMATORY ESTABLISHMENT PROCEDURES. A crematory establishment may adopt...

Section 716.006. Applicability of Chapter to Other Law - Sec. 716.006. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER TO OTHER LAW. This chapter...

Subchapter B. Authorization Requirements

Section 716.051. Cremation Authorization - Sec. 716.051. CREMATION AUTHORIZATION. Except as otherwise provided in this...

Section 716.052. Cremation Authorization Form - Sec. 716.052. CREMATION AUTHORIZATION FORM. (a) A cremation authorization form...

Section 716.053. Delegation of Cremation Authorization Authority - Sec. 716.053. DELEGATION OF CREMATION AUTHORIZATION AUTHORITY. (a) An authorizing...

Section 716.054. Exception; Written Directions - Sec. 716.054. EXCEPTION; WRITTEN DIRECTIONS. (a) This section applies and...

Subchapter C. Receipt and Identification of Remains

Section 716.101. Unidentified Human Remains - Sec. 716.101. UNIDENTIFIED HUMAN REMAINS. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 716.102. Receipt Acknowledging Acceptance of Remains - Sec. 716.102. RECEIPT ACKNOWLEDGING ACCEPTANCE OF REMAINS. (a) A crematory...

Section 716.103. Identification Responsibility of Crematory - Sec. 716.103. IDENTIFICATION RESPONSIBILITY OF CREMATORY. (a) A crematory establishment...

Section 716.104. Identification Responsibilities of Funeral Director or Establishment - Sec. 716.104. IDENTIFICATION RESPONSIBILITIES OF FUNERAL DIRECTOR OR ESTABLISHMENT. (a)...

Subchapter D. Cremation Procedures

Section 716.151. Cremation Containers - Sec. 716.151. CREMATION CONTAINERS. (a) Human remains must be placed...

Section 716.152. Cremation Process - Sec. 716.152. CREMATION PROCESS. (a) A crematory establishment is not...

Section 716.153. Simultaneous Cremation - Sec. 716.153. SIMULTANEOUS CREMATION. (a) A crematory establishment may not...

Section 716.154. Pacemakers - Sec. 716.154. PACEMAKERS. (a) A crematory establishment may not knowingly...

Section 716.155. Temporary Container or Urn - Sec. 716.155. TEMPORARY CONTAINER OR URN. (a) A crematory establishment...

Section 716.156. Release of Remains - Sec. 716.156. RELEASE OF REMAINS. (a) A crematory establishment shall:...

Subchapter E. Disputes and Liability

Section 716.201. Cremation Dispute - Sec. 716.201. CREMATION DISPUTE. (a) Until authorized by a valid...

Section 716.202. Liability of Authorizing Agent - Sec. 716.202. LIABILITY OF AUTHORIZING AGENT. An authorizing agent who...

Section 716.203. Liability of Crematory Establishment, Funeral Establishment, Funeral Director, Cemetery, or Other Person - Sec. 716.203. LIABILITY OF CREMATORY ESTABLISHMENT, FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENT, FUNERAL DIRECTOR,...

Section 716.204. Immunity From Criminal and Civil Liability; Written Directions - Sec. 716.204. IMMUNITY FROM CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LIABILITY; WRITTEN DIRECTIONS....

Subchapter F. Records

Section 716.251. Crematory Establishment Records - Sec. 716.251. CREMATORY ESTABLISHMENT RECORDS. (a) A crematory establishment shall...

Subchapter G. Disposition of Remains

Section 716.301. Transport of Cremated Remains - Sec. 716.301. TRANSPORT OF CREMATED REMAINS. On delivery of the...

Section 716.302. Disposition of Cremated Remains - Sec. 716.302. DISPOSITION OF CREMATED REMAINS. (a) An authorizing agent...

Section 716.303. Commingling of Remains - Sec. 716.303. COMMINGLING OF REMAINS. Unless authorized in writing by...

Section 716.304. Scattering Remains - Sec. 716.304. SCATTERING REMAINS. A person may scatter cremated remains...

Subchapter H. Penalty

Section 716.351. Criminal Penalty - Sec. 716.351. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense...

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