UNIDENTIFIED HUMAN REMAINS.

Tex. HEALTH & SAFETY Code § 716.101.
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a crematory establishment may not accept for cremation unidentified human remains. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a crematory establishment may accept for cremation unidentified human remains from a county on the order of: (1) the county commissioners court; or (2) a court located in the county. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 178, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 747 (S.B. 571 ), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
Source: TX Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Fetched: 6/29/2026

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