Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 691.026
Body of Traveler


If an unclaimed body is the body of a traveler who died suddenly, the commission shall direct the institution or other person receiving the body to retain the body for six months for purposes of identification.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 624 (S.B. 1214), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 961 (S.B. 2040), Sec. 1.12, eff. September 1, 2023.

Source: Section 691.026 — Body of Traveler, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­691.­htm#691.­026 (accessed May 11, 2024).

Accessed:
May 11, 2024

§ 691.026’s source at texas​.gov