{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-716.251","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 716.251","heading":"CREMATORY ESTABLISHMENT RECORDS.","body":"(a) A crematory establishment shall maintain a record at its place of business of each cremation. The record must contain:\n(1) the name of the deceased person;\n(2) the date of the cremation;\n(3) the final disposition of the cremated remains; and\n(4) any other document required by this chapter.\n(b) A record must be kept on file at least until the fifth anniversary of the cremation.\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 F. RECORDS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.716.htm#716.251","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"340d8d064c93286b882e3b576ed1a8cf65a7fb63971e7a78c2a0f9b029fd2a63","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-716.204","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-716.301"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}