Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.068 · Subchapter B. INQUESTS BY JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
CREMATION; OFFENSE.
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Text of article effective on April 01, 2027
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(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.
(c) A person commits an offense if the person cremates or directs the cremation of a body without obtaining a certificate from a justice of the peace as required by Subsection (a). An offense under this subsection is a Class B misdemeanor.
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History
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 202 (H.B. 1610), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2027.
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