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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 716.204

IMMUNITY FROM CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LIABILITY; WRITTEN DIRECTIONS

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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 716.204, IMMUNITY FROM CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LIABILITY; WRITTEN DIRECTIONS, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/675436
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(a) In this section: (1) "Cemetery organization" has the meaning assigned by Section 711.001. (2) "Embalmer" has the meaning assigned by Section 651.001, Occupations Code. (b) If Section 716.054(a) applies, a cemetery organization, a business operating a crematory or columbarium, a funeral director, an embalmer, or a funeral establishment is not criminally liable or liable in a civil action for: (1) cremating the human remains of a deceased person; or (2) carrying out the written directions of the deceased person.