Text of subsection effective until April 01, 2027

Text of subsection effective on April 01, 2027

Text of subsection effective until April 01, 2027

Text of subsection effective on April 01, 2027

1. (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. (1) the death occurs; or
   2. (2) the body is found, if the place of death is not known.

2. (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. (1) the fetal death occurs; or
   2. (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.

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0557, eff. April 2, 2015.