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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 716.251

CREMATORY ESTABLISHMENT RECORDS

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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 716.251, CREMATORY ESTABLISHMENT RECORDS, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/675438
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(a) A crematory establishment shall maintain a record at its place of business of each cremation. The record must contain: (1) the name of the deceased person; (2) the date of the cremation; (3) the final disposition of the cremated remains; and (4) any other document required by this chapter. (b) A record must be kept on file at least until the fifth anniversary of the cremation.