§ 691.021 Definition
§ 691.022 General Duties
§ 691.0225 Informational Document
§ 691.023 Duty to Deliver Certain Bodies to Commission
§ 691.024 Persons Who May Claim Body for Burial
§ 691.025 Procedure After Death
§ 691.026 Body of Traveler
§ 691.027 Autopsy
§ 691.028 Donation of Body by Written Instrument
§ 691.029 Authority to Receive, Distribute, and Transfer Bodies or Anatomical Specimens
§ 691.030 Commission’s Authority to Distribute Bodies and Anatomical Specimens
§ 691.031 Transportation of Bodies; Records
§ 691.032 Costs of Distribution
§ 691.033 Use of Bodies and Anatomical Specimens
§ 691.034 Regulation and Registration of Persons and Institutions Using Bodies and Anatomical Specimens
§ 691.035 Criminal Penalty
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Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 691 > Subchapter B - Donation and Distribution of Bodies and Anatomical Specimens

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Counterclaim: A claim that a defendant makes against a plaintiff.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Donee: The recipient of a gift.
  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • in writing: includes any representation of words, letters, or figures, whether by writing, printing, or other means. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • 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
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Week: means seven consecutive days. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005