Texas Statutes
§ 716.153 — SIMULTANEOUS CREMATION.
Texas § 716.153
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Bluebook
Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 716.153 (2026).
Text
Sec. 716.153. SIMULTANEOUS CREMATION.
(a)A crematory establishment may not simultaneously cremate the deceased human remains of more than one person in the same cremation chamber unless authorized in writing by the authorizing agent of each deceased person.
(b)A crematory establishment is not civilly or criminally liable for commingling human remains during cremation if each authorizing agent provides a signed written statement authorizing the simultaneous cremation.
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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
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Texas § 716.153, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tx/HS/716.153.