Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 193.003
Time and Place for Filing Death Certificate

(a)

Not later than the 10th day after the date of a death that occurs in this state, a death certificate shall be filed with the local registrar of the registration district in which:

(1)

the death occurs; or

(2)

the body is found, if the place of death is not known.

(b)

Subject to department rules, a certificate of a fetal death that occurs in this state shall be filed with the local registrar of the registration district in which:

(1)

the fetal death occurs; or

(2)

the body is found, if the place of fetal death is not known.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0557, eff. April 2, 2015.

Source: Section 193.003 — Time and Place for Filing Death Certificate, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­193.­htm#193.­003 (accessed Apr. 29, 2024).

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