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Tex. Health & Safety Code § 193.002

PERSON REQUIRED TO FILE

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Johnson v. State (2016)

Most recently applied in Johnson v. State (November 2018)

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff

The person in charge of interment or in charge of removal of a body from a registration district for disposition shall:

(1) obtain and file the death certificate or fetal death certificate;

(2) enter on the certificate the information relating to disposition of the body;

(3) sign the certificate; and

(4) file the certificate electronically as specified by the state registrar.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.