Tex. Health and Safety Code § 193.009
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 193.009, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 193.009. BURIAL RECORDS.
Official statutory text
(a) The person in charge of premises on which interments are made shall keep a record of the bodies interred or otherwise disposed of on the premises.
(b) The records must include for each decedent:
(1) the decedent's name;
(2) the place of death;
(3) the date of interment or disposal;
(4) the name and address of the funeral director; and
(5) any other information required by the state registrar.
(c) The records are open to official inspection at all times.
(b) The records must include for each decedent:
(1) the decedent's name;
(2) the place of death;
(3) the date of interment or disposal;
(4) the name and address of the funeral director; and
(5) any other information required by the state registrar.
(c) The records are open to official inspection at all times.
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