Tex. Health & Safety Code § 713.003 · Subchapter A. MUNICIPAL REGULATION OF CEMETERIES
LOCAL AUTHORITY TO RECEIVE GIFTS; DEPOSITS FOR CARE; CERTIFICATES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A municipality that is a trustee for the perpetual maintenance of a cemetery may adopt reasonable rules to receive a gift or grant from any source and to determine the amount necessary for permanent maintenance of a grave or burial lot, including a family lot.
(b) A municipality that is a trustee for any person shall accept the amount the municipality requires for permanent maintenance of a grave or burial lot on behalf of that person or a decedent.
(c) The municipality's acceptance of the deposit is a perpetual trust for the designated grave or burial lot.
(d) On acceptance of the deposit, the municipality's secretary, clerk, or mayor shall issue a certificate in the name of the municipality to the trustee or depositor. The certificate must state:
(1) the depositor's name;
(2) the amount and purpose of the deposit;
(3) the location, as specifically as possible, of the grave, lot, or burial place to be maintained; and
(4) other information required by the municipality.
(e) An individual, association, foundation, or corporation that is interested in the maintenance of a neglected cemetery in a municipality's possession and control may donate funds to the perpetual trust fund to beautify and maintain the entire cemetery or burial grounds generally.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.713.htm
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