Texas § 193.003 TIME AND PLACE FOR FILING DEATH CERTIFICATE.

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§ 193.003 — TIME AND PLACE FOR FILING DEATH CERTIFICATE.

Texas § 193.003

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Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 193.003 (2026).

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Sec. 193.003. TIME AND PLACE FOR FILING DEATH CERTIFICATE.

(a)Not later than the 10th day after the date of a death that occurs in this state, a death certificate shall be filed with the local registrar of the registration district in which:

(1)the death occurs; or

(2)the body is found, if the place of death is not known.

(b)Subject to department rules, a certificate of a fetal death that occurs in this state shall be filed with the local registrar of the registration district in which:

(1)the fetal death occurs; or

(2)the body is found, if the place of fetal death is not known.

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Sec. 193.003. TIME AND PLACE FOR FILING DEATH CERTIFICATE. (a) Not later than the 10th day after the date of a death that occurs in this state, a death certificate shall be filed with the local registrar of the registration district in which:
(1) the death occurs; or
(2) the body is found, if the place of death is not known.
(b) Subject to department rules, a certificate of a fetal death that occurs in this state shall be filed with the local registrar of the registration district in which:
(1) the fetal death occurs; or
(2) the body is found, if the place of fetal death is not known.

Legislative History

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219 ), Sec. 3.0557, eff. April 2, 2015.