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Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - CRIM P Art. § 49A.251. Waiting Period Before Cremation;  Offense

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

<Text of article effective April 1, 2027. >

(a) The body of a deceased person may not be cremated within 48 hours after the time of death as indicated on the death certificate, unless:

(1) the death certificate indicates death was caused by:

(A) Asiatic cholera;

(B) bubonic plague;

(C) typhus fever;  or

(D) smallpox;  or

(2) the time requirement is waived in writing by the medical examiner or, in counties not having a medical examiner, a justice of the peace.

(b) In a public health disaster, the Department of State Health Services may designate additional communicable diseases for which cremation within 48 hours after the time of death is authorized.

(c) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly violates this article.  An offense under this subsection is a Class B misdemeanor.

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