Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 711.011
Filing Record of Unknown or Abandoned Cemetery

(a)

A person who discovers an unknown or abandoned cemetery shall file notice of the discovery of the cemetery with the county clerk of the county in which the cemetery is located and concurrently mail notice to the landowner on record in the county appraisal district not later than the 10th day after the date of the discovery. The notice must contain a legal description of the land on which the unknown or abandoned cemetery was found and describe the approximate location of the cemetery and the evidence of the cemetery that was discovered.

(b)

A county clerk may not charge a fee for filing notice under this section.

(c)

The county clerk shall send a copy of the notice to the Texas Historical Commission and file the notice in the deed records of the county, with an index entry referencing the land on which the cemetery was discovered.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 703, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 2927), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 110 (S.B. 1630), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 110 (S.B. 1630), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2017.

Source: Section 711.011 — Filing Record of Unknown or Abandoned Cemetery, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­711.­htm#711.­011 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

711.001
Definitions 711.002
Disposition of Remains 711.003
Records of Interment 711.004
Removal of Remains 711.007
Nuisance 711.008
Location of Cemetery 711.009
Authority of Cemetery Keeper 711.010
Abandoned, Unknown, or Unverified Cemetery 711.011
Filing Record of Unknown or Abandoned Cemetery 711.012
Rules 711.021
Formation of Corporation to Maintain and Operate Cemetery 711.022
Formation of Nonprofit Cemetery Corporation by Plot Owners 711.023
Rights of Plot Owners in Cemetery Operated by Nonprofit Cemetery Corporation 711.024
Authority of Nonprofit Cemetery Corporation 711.031
Rules 711.032
Discrimination by Race, Color, or National Origin Prohibited 711.033
Property Acquisition by Cemetery Organization 711.034
Dedication 711.035
Effect of Dedication 711.036
Removal of Dedication 711.037
Lien Against Cemetery Property 711.038
Sale of Plots by Cemetery Organizations 711.039
Rights of Interment in Plot 711.040
Multiple Owners of Plot 711.041
Access to Cemetery 711.042
Authority of Nonprofit Cemetery Organization 711.051
Enforcement by Attorney General 711.052
Criminal Penalties 711.053
Definition 711.054
Enforcement by Finance Commission of Texas 711.055
Enforcement by Commissioner 711.056
Pattern of Wilful Disregard 711.057
Emergency Order 711.058
Restitution 711.059
Seizure of Accounts and Records 711.061
Requirements for Lawn Crypts 711.063
Construction 711.064
Contract Disclosures 711.081
Definitions 711.082
Administration 711.083
Records 711.084
Examination Fee 711.0105
Method of Removal of Remains 711.0111
Notice of Unverified Cemetery 711.0381
Sale or Resale of Plots by Certain Persons 711.0395
Multiple Interments in Same Plot 711.0515
Enforcement by Attorney General 711.0521
Access to Cemeteries
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Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 711.011’s source at texas​.gov