Texas Statutes
Chapter 193 - Death Records
Section 193.002. Person Required to File

Sec. 193.002. PERSON REQUIRED TO FILE. The person in charge of interment or in charge of removal of a body from a registration district for disposition shall:
(1) obtain and file the death certificate or fetal death certificate;
(2) enter on the certificate the information relating to disposition of the body;
(3) sign the certificate; and
(4) file the certificate electronically as specified by the state registrar.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 302 (H.B. 1739), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.