{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-716.051","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 716.051","heading":"CREMATION AUTHORIZATION.","body":"Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a crematory establishment may not cremate deceased human remains until it receives:\n(1) a cremation authorization form signed by an authorizing agent; and\n(2) a death certificate or other death record that indicates the deceased human remains may be cremated.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 178, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 8. DEATH AND DISPOSITION OF THE BODY","SUBTITLE C. CEMETERIES AND CREMATORIES","CHAPTER 716. CREMATORIES","SUBCHAPTER B. AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.716.htm#716.051","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"68ba5ada1ac9212189b62c3f3f334f38c93177fd1f7180778d0801cd105b1b2c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-716.006","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-716.052"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}