Tex. Health & Safety Code § 672A.002 · Chapter 672A. PROHIBITED PUBLICATION OF CERTAIN PHOTOGRAPHS OF HUMAN REMAINS
PROHIBITED PUBLICATION OF CERTAIN PHOTOGRAPHS DEPICTING HUMAN REMAINS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) An individual may not publish a photograph of human remains that the individual obtained while acting within the course and scope of the individual's duties as an officer or employee of this state or a political subdivision of this state.
(b) For purposes of Subsection (a), a photograph is considered to have been published if the photograph is:
(1) displayed to an unauthorized person;
(2) released to an unauthorized person by any delivery method, including text message, e-mail, or facsimile;
(3) posted on a social media platform; or
(4) sold to a news publication.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1151 (S.B. 997), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.672A.htm
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