Texas Health and Safety Code 696.004 – Transfer of Unclaimed Cremated Remains
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Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 696.004
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- United States: includes a department, bureau, or other agency of the United States of America. See Texas Government Code 311.005
A person who receives notice from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or a veterans’ service organization that the unclaimed cremated remains are the remains of a veteran or veteran’s dependent eligible to be interred in a veterans cemetery may:
(1) transport the cremated remains to the veterans cemetery for burial; or
(2) transfer the cremated remains to a veterans’ service organization that will ensure that the cremated remains are interred in a veterans cemetery.