{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-696.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 696.002","heading":"APPLICABILITY.","body":"This chapter applies to any person who possesses unclaimed cremated remains, including a funeral establishment or funeral director licensed under Chapter 651, Occupations Code, a coroner, or a crematory.\nAdded by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 373 (H.B. 3064), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 8. DEATH AND DISPOSITION OF THE BODY","SUBTITLE B. DISPOSITION OF THE BODY","CHAPTER 696. DISPOSITION OF UNCLAIMED CREMATED REMAINS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.696.htm#696.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"bb632e4e7e3526279fbd6fb63a36a7845f840ba027212eaa1c7755be19dea801","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-696.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-696.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}