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Texas Health and Safety Code - HEALTH & SAFETY § 696.003. Authorization to Release Information

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

A person who possesses unclaimed cremated remains may release to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or a veterans' service organization verification information associated with the remains to verify whether the remains are the remains of a person who was a veteran or a veteran's dependent eligible to be interred in a veterans cemetery if:

(1) the person has possessed the cremated remains for at least five years;

(2) the person authorized to dispose of the decedent's remains under Section 711.002 has not claimed the cremated remains; and

(3) the person made a reasonable effort to locate a relative of the decedent to claim the remains, including publishing notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the person is located, and more than 30 days have passed since the person first made an effort to locate a relative of the decedent.

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