Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 672A.002
Prohibited Publication of Certain Photographs Depicting Human Remains

(a)

An individual may not publish a photograph of human remains that the individual obtained while acting within the course and scope of the individual’s duties as an officer or employee of this state or a political subdivision of this state.

(b)

For purposes of Subsection (a), a photograph is considered to have been published if the photograph is:

(1)

displayed to an unauthorized person;

(2)

released to an unauthorized person by any delivery method, including text message, e-mail, or facsimile;

(3)

posted on a social media platform; or

(4)

sold to a news publication.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1151 (S.B. 997), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023.

Source: Section 672A.002 — Prohibited Publication of Certain Photographs Depicting Human Remains, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­672A.­htm#672A.­002 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

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