Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 49A.068 — CREMATION; OFFENSE

CR § 49A.068Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 49A. DEATH INQUESTS · Art. B. INQUESTS BY JUSTICE OF THE PEACE

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(a)A person may not cremate or direct the cremation of a body subject to an inquest under Article 49A.053 unless:

(1)the body is identified; and

(2)the person has received from the justice of the peace a certificate signed by the justice stating that:

(A)an autopsy was performed on the body under Article 49A.063 or 49A.064; or

(B)no autopsy was necessary.

(b)An owner or operator of a crematory shall retain a certificate received under Subsection (a) for a period of 10 years after the cremation date for the body named on the certificate.

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