Tex. Health & Safety Code § 711.038 · Subchapter C. CEMETERY ORGANIZATIONS
SALE OF PLOTS BY CEMETERY ORGANIZATIONS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A cemetery organization may sell and convey the exclusive right of sepulture in a plot:
(1) after a map or plat and a certificate or declaration of dedication are filed as provided by Section 711.034;
(2) subject to the rules of the cemetery organization and the restrictions in the certificate of ownership or other instrument of conveyance; and
(3) after payment in full of the purchase price of the plot.
(b) A certificate of ownership or other instrument evidencing the conveyance of the exclusive right of sepulture by a cemetery organization must be signed by the president or vice-president and the secretary or other officers authorized by the cemetery organization.
(c) A conveyance of the exclusive right of sepulture must be filed and recorded in the cemetery organization's office.
(d) A plot or a part of a plot that is conveyed as a separate plot by a certificate of ownership or other instrument may not be divided without the consent of the cemetery organization.
(e) A person is not required to be licensed or registered to sell a plot in a dedicated cemetery.
(f) A cemetery organization may not resell the exclusive right of sepulture in a plot unless the exclusive right of sepulture has been reacquired by the cemetery organization. A sanction or other penalty may not be imposed on a cemetery organization that violates this subsection unless:
(1) the state agency authorized to enforce this section provides the cemetery organization written notice of the violation; and
(2) the cemetery organization does not correct the violation before the 91st day after the date on which the cemetery organization received the notice.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 634, Sec. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 263 (H.B. 1468), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 220 (H.B. 52), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2013.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 220 (H.B. 52), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2013.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 20 (S.B. 614), Sec. 40, eff. September 1, 2019.
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