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 board 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.