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Cremation Policy Adopted by the Justices of the Peace of Gregg County

High confidence· verified September 20, 2026Administrative OrdersCremation Policy Adopted by the Justices of the Peace of Gregg County, Gregg County, Texas; posted on the county's website (https://greggcounty.texas.gov/assets/main/government/cremation-policy-9-15-15.pdf), fetched 2026-09-19.

Summary

Policy adopted by the Justices of the Peace of Gregg County under Section 716.004(b) of the Health and Safety Code for a waiver of the 48-hour waiting period before cremation: the person requesting a waiver must submit a signed death certificate stating the cause of death and a request-for-cremation form with the requester's authorization; requests are taken during working hours, and requests received on weekends, holidays or after hours are processed the next business day. Signed and entered September 15, 2015 by the Justices of the Peace of Precincts 1-4.

Applies to

Texas > Tenth Administrative Judicial Region > Gregg County > Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 Place 1, Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Place 1, Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 Place 1, Justice of the Peace Precinct 4 Place 1.

Requirement

CREMATION POLICY ADOPTED BY THE JUSTICES OF PEACE OF GREGG COUNTY Pursuant to Section 716.004(b) of the Health and Safety Code, the following policy has been adopted by the Justices of the Peace of Gregg County, Texas. Persons requesting a waiver of the 48 hour waiting period for cremation will submit the following: 1. Signed death certificate completed with the cause of death stated. 2. Request for cremation form with the authorization of the person or persons making the request. 3. Requests will be taken during working hours. Any request received on weekends, holidays or after working hours will be processed on the next business day. SIGNED AND ENTERED this the 15th day of September, 2015. JUDGE B.H. JAMESON, PRECINCT #1 JUDGE TIM BRYAN, PRECINCT #2 JUDGE TALYNA CARLSON, PRECINCT #3 JUDGE JAMES MATHIS, PRECINCT #4

Source of truth

CREMATION POLICY ADOPTED BY THE JUSTICES OF PEACE OF GREGG COUNTY Pursuant to Section 716.004(b) of the Health and Safety Code, the following policy has been adopted by the Justices of the Peace of Gregg County, Texas. Persons requesting a waiver of the 48 hour waiting period for cremation will submit the following: 1. Signed death certificate completed with the cause of death stated. 2. Reques

Official source: Gregg County Courts - greggcounty.texas.gov (county website; district courts, county courts at law and District Clerk pages)
Source health: Healthy · checked September 20, 2026
Effective date: September 15, 2015
Last verified: September 20, 2026benchpath-tx-ajr10-p4-2026-09-20

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