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Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code

§ 133.002 — ARMED SERVICES CERTIFICATE OF DEATH

CP § 133.002Title 6. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS · Ch. 133. PRESUMPTION OF DEATH

Statute text

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If a branch of the armed services issues a certificate declaring a person dead, the date of death is presumed to have occurred for all purposes as stated in the certificate. The certificate may be admitted in any court of competent jurisdiction as prima facie evidence of the date and place of the person's death.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 167, Sec. 3.15(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Renumbered from Civil Practice & Remedies Code Sec. 131.002 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 16.01(4), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.

Source: Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 133.002 from the Texas Constitution and Statutes (Texas Legislature) (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.