Texas Statutes
§ 716.101 — UNIDENTIFIED HUMAN REMAINS.
Texas § 716.101
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Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 716.101 (2026).
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Sec. 716.101. UNIDENTIFIED HUMAN REMAINS.
(a)Except as provided by Subsection (b), a crematory establishment may not accept for cremation unidentified human remains.
(b)Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a crematory establishment may accept for cremation unidentified human remains from a county on the order of:
(1)the county commissioners court; or
(2)a court located in the county.
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(Texas Attorney General Reports, 2007)
Legislative History
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 178, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 747 (S.B. 571 ), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
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
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