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Tex. Occ. Code § 651.403

DESIGNATION OF FUNERAL DIRECTOR IN CHARGE; EFFECT OF VIOLATION

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

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

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff

(a) A funeral establishment shall:

(1) designate to the commission a funeral director in charge; and

(2) promptly notify the commission of any change in that designation.

(b) The funeral director in charge is directly responsible for the funeral directing and embalming business of the funeral establishment.

(c) The funeral director in charge is ultimately responsible for compliance with the mortuary laws. The funeral director in charge may be charged with a violation of this chapter if a violation occurs in the funeral establishment.

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