Tex. Health & Safety Code § 696.003

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.

Section 696.003 - Authorization to Release Information

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.

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 696.003

Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 373,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2013.