Texas Statutes
§ 716.303 — COMMINGLING OF REMAINS.
Texas § 716.303
JurisdictionTexas
Code HSHealth and Safety Code
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Bluebook
Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 716.303 (2026).
Text
Sec. 716.303. COMMINGLING OF REMAINS. Unless authorized in writing by the authorizing agent, a person may not:
(1)dispose of or scatter cremated remains in a manner or at a location that commingles the remains with other cremated remains, except by air over a scattering area or by sea; or
(2)place the cremated remains of more than one deceased person in the same urn or other container.
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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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Bluebook (online)
Texas § 716.303, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tx/HS/716.303.