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Texas Occupations Code § 651.601

Injunction

Crematory Services, Funeral Directing, and Embalming · Other Penalties and Enforcement Provisions

(a) The commission in its own name or an adversely affected party may bring an action for appropriate injunctive relief against a funeral establishment, an embalmer, or a funeral director who violates this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter.

(a-1) The commission may bring an action for appropriate injunctive relief against a crematory establishment that violates this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter.

(a-2) The commission may bring an action for appropriate injunctive relief against a person who is not licensed under this chapter to enjoin a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter.

(b) In an action brought by the commission, the commission shall be represented by the attorney general or a county or district attorney.

Official text of the Texas Occupations Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.

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Legislative history

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.391(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 178, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 124 (H.B. 1540), Sec. 32, eff. September 1, 2019.