Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 43.25. Body Of Convict
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Art. 43.25. [809] [891] [869] BODY OF CONVICT. The body of a
convict who has been legally executed shall be embalmed immediately
and so directed by the Director of the Department of Corrections.
If the body is not demanded or requested by a relative or bona fide
friend within forty-eight hours after execution then it shall be
delivered to the Anatomical Board of the State of Texas, if
requested by the Board. If the body is requested by a relative,
bona fide friend, or the Anatomical Board of the State of Texas,
such recipient shall pay a fee of not to exceed twenty-five dollars
to the mortician for his services in embalming the body for which
the mortician shall issue to the recipient a written receipt. When
such receipt is delivered to the Director of the Department of
Corrections, the body of the deceased shall be delivered to the
party named in the receipt or his authorized agent. If the body is
not delivered to a relative, bona fide friend, or the Anatomical
Board of the State of Texas, the Director of the Department of
Corrections shall cause the body to be decently buried, and the fee
for embalming shall be paid by the county in which the indictment
which resulted in conviction was found.
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.
Article: 43.18 43.19 43.20 43.21 43.22 43.23 43.24 43.25 43.26 44.01 44.02 44.04 44.041 44.07 44.10
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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