Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
Title 8. DEATH AND DISPOSITION OF THE BODY |
Subtitle B. DISPOSITION OF THE BODY |
Chapter 693. REMOVAL OF BODY PARTS, BODY TISSUE, AND CORNEAL TISSUE |
Subchapter A. REMOVAL OF BODY PARTS OR TISSUE |
Sec. 693.003. CONSENT NOT REQUIRED IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES
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If a person listed in Section 692A.009 cannot be identified and contacted within four hours after death is pronounced and the county court determines that no reasonable likelihood exists that a person can be identified and contacted during the four-hour period, the county court may permit the removal of a nonvisceral organ or tissue.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 186 , Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2009.