Texas Statutes
§ 716.051 — CREMATION AUTHORIZATION.
Texas § 716.051
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Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 716.051 (2026).
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Sec. 716.051. CREMATION AUTHORIZATION. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a crematory establishment may not cremate deceased human remains until it receives:
(1)a cremation authorization form signed by an authorizing agent; and
(2)a death certificate or other death record that indicates the deceased human remains may be cremated.
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 178, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Nearby Sections
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§ 716.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 716.002
CREMATION RULES.§ 716.003
LOCATION OF CREMATORY.§ 716.0035
ACCEPTANCE OF REMAINS.§ 716.004
WAITING PERIOD FOR CREMATION.§ 716.005
CREMATORY ESTABLISHMENT PROCEDURES.§ 716.051
CREMATION AUTHORIZATION.§ 716.052
CREMATION AUTHORIZATION FORM.§ 716.054
EXCEPTION; WRITTEN DIRECTIONS.§ 716.101
UNIDENTIFIED HUMAN REMAINS.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
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Texas § 716.051, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tx/HS/716.051.