Tex. Health & Safety Code § 713.005 · Subchapter A. MUNICIPAL REGULATION OF CEMETERIES
DEPOSIT RECORDS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A municipality that acts as a trustee under this subchapter shall maintain a permanent, well-bound record book including, for each deposit made:
(1) the name of the depositor, listed in alphabetical order;
(2) the purpose and amount of the deposit;
(3) the name and location, as specifically as possible, of the grave, lot, or burial place to be maintained;
(4) the condition and status of the trust imposed; and
(5) other information required by the municipality.
(b) A certificate holder under this subchapter may, on payment of the proper cost or recording fee, record the certificate in the deed records of the county in which the cemetery is located. The county clerk shall file, index, and record the certificate in the deed records of that county.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Source of truth
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- 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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