Tex. Occ. Code § 651.456

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

Section 651.456 - Unethical Conduct Regarding Custody of Dead Human Body

A person violates this chapter if the person:

(1) takes custody of a dead human body without the permission of:

(A) the person or the agent of the person authorized to make funeral arrangements for the deceased; or

(B) a medical examiner or a justice of the peace who has jurisdiction over the body under Articles 49.02-49.05, Code of Criminal Procedure;

(2) refuses to promptly surrender a dead human body to a person or agent authorized to make funeral arrangements for the deceased; or

(3) violates any state law governing the transportation, storage, refrigeration, inurnment, interment, or disinterment of a dead human body.

Tex. Occ. Code § 651.456

Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 562, Sec. 27, eff. 9/1/2003.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1999.