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Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 716.102: RECEIPT ACKNOWLEDGING ACCEPTANCE OF REMAINS.

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  1. HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
  2. TITLE 8. DEATH AND DISPOSITION OF THE BODY
  3. SUBTITLE C. CEMETERIES AND CREMATORIES
  4. CHAPTER 716. CREMATORIES
  5. SUBCHAPTER C. RECEIPT AND IDENTIFICATION OF REMAINS

(a) A crematory establishment shall furnish to a representative of a funeral establishment who delivers deceased human remains to the crematory establishment a receipt that includes:

(1) the signature and printed name of the representative who delivered the remains;

(2) the date and time of the delivery;

(3) the type of cremation container in which the remains were delivered;

(4) the name of the funeral establishment or other entity that contracted to provide for the cremation;

(5) the name of the individual who received the human remains on behalf of the crematory; and

(6) the name of the deceased person.

(b) The crematory establishment shall retain a copy of the receipt required by Subsection (a) in the crematory establishment's records.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 178, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:17Z. Source file · JSON

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