(b) A justice of the peace shall obtain a chemical analysis under Subsection (a) of this article if requested to do so by the physician who performed an autopsy on the body.
(c) The commissioners court shall pay a reasonable fee to a person who conducts a chemical analysis at the request of a justice of the peace.
Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 529, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure
Chapter 49 - Inquests Upon Dead Bodies
Subchapter . A. Duties Performed by Justices of the Peace
Article 49.03. Powers and Duties
Article 49.04. Deaths Requiring an Inquest
Article 49.041. Reopening an Inquest
Article 49.05. Time and Place of Inquest; Removal of Property and Body From Place of Death
Article 49.06. Hindering an Inquest
Article 49.07. Notification of Investigating Official
Article 49.08. Information Leading to an Inquest
Article 49.09. Body Disinterred or Cremated
Article 49.10. Autopsies and Tests
Article 49.11. Chemical Analysis
Article 49.12. Liability of Person Performing Autopsy or Test
Article 49.14. Inquest Hearing
Article 49.16. Orders and Death Certificates
Article 49.18. Death in Custody
Article 49.19. Warrant of Arrest
Article 49.20. Requisites of Warrant
Article 49.21. Commitment of Homicide Suspect
Article 49.22. Sealing Premises of Deceased
Article 49.23. Office of Death Investigator
Article 49.24. Notification and Report of Death of Resident of Institution