Texas Statutes
Subchapter J. Prohibited Practices
Section 651.456. Unethical Conduct Regarding Custody of Dead Human Body

Sec. 651.456. UNETHICAL CONDUCT REGARDING CUSTODY OF DEAD HUMAN BODY. A person violates this chapter if the person:
(1) takes custody of a dead human body without the permission of:
(A) the person or the agent of the person authorized to make funeral arrangements for the deceased; or
(B) a medical examiner or a justice of the peace who has jurisdiction over the body under Articles 49.02-49.05, Code of Criminal Procedure;
(2) refuses to promptly surrender a dead human body to a person or agent authorized to make funeral arrangements for the deceased; or
(3) violates any state law governing the transportation, storage, refrigeration, inurnment, interment, or disinterment of a dead human body.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 562, Sec. 27, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

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