Texas § 264.513 REPORT OF DEATH OF CHILD.

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§ 264.513 — REPORT OF DEATH OF CHILD.

Texas § 264.513

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Tex. Family Code Code Ann. § 264.513 (2026).

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Sec. 264.513. REPORT OF DEATH OF CHILD.

(a)A person who knows of the death of a child younger than six years of age shall immediately report the death to the medical examiner of the county in which the death occurs or, if the death occurs in a county that does not have a medical examiner's office or that is not part of a medical examiner's district, to a justice of the peace in that county.

(b)The requirement of this section is in addition to any other reporting requirement imposed by law, including any requirement that a person report child abuse or neglect under this code.

(c)A person is not required to report a death under this section that is the result of a motor vehicle collision. This subsection does not affect a duty imposed by another law to report a death that is the result of

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Sec. 264.513. REPORT OF DEATH OF CHILD. (a) A person who knows of the death of a child younger than six years of age shall immediately report the death to the medical examiner of the county in which the death occurs or, if the death occurs in a county that does not have a medical examiner's office or that is not part of a medical examiner's district, to a justice of the peace in that county.
(b) The requirement of this section is in addition to any other reporting requirement imposed by law, including any requirement that a person report child abuse or neglect under this code.
(c) A person is not required to report a death under this section that is the result of a motor vehicle collision. This subsection does not affect a duty imposed by another law to report a death that is the result of a motor vehicle collision.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 255, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 878, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by: Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 709 (H.B. 2190 ), Sec. 129, eff. September 1, 2023.