Sec. 193.002. PERSON REQUIRED TO FILE. The person in charge of interment or in charge of removal of a body from a registration district for disposition shall:
(1) obtain and file the death certificate or fetal death certificate;
(2) enter on the certificate the information relating to disposition of the body;
(3) sign the certificate; and
(4) **** file the certificate electronically as specified by the state registrar.****
Sec. 193.003. TIME AND PLACE FOR FILING DEATH CERTIFICATE. (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) the death occurs; or
(2) the body is found, if the place of death is not known.
(b) Subject to department 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) the fetal death occurs; or
(2) the body is found, if the place of fetal death is not known.
Sec. 193.002. PERSON REQUIRED TO FILE. The person in charge of interment or in charge of removal of a body from a registration district for disposition shall:
(1) obtain and file the death certificate or fetal death certificate;
(2) enter on the certificate the information relating to disposition of the body;
(3) sign the certificate; and
(4) **** file the certificate electronically as specified by the state registrar.****
Sec. 193.003. TIME AND PLACE FOR FILING DEATH CERTIFICATE. (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) the death occurs; or
(2) the body is found, if the place of death is not known.
(b) Subject to department 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) the fetal death occurs; or
(2) the body is found, if the place of fetal death is not known.