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Subchapter . A. Duties Performed by Justices of the Peace
Article 49.01. Definitions - (1) "Autopsy" means a post mortem examination of the body...
Article 49.02. Applicability - Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 529, Sec. 1,...
Article 49.03. Powers and Duties - Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 529, Sec. 1,...
Article 49.04. Deaths Requiring an Inquest - (1) the person dies in prison under circumstances other than...
Article 49.041. Reopening an Inquest - Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 897, Sec. 1,...
Article 49.05. Time and Place of Inquest; Removal of Property and Body From Place of Death - (b) A justice of the peace may conduct an inquest:...
Article 49.06. Hindering an Inquest - (b) An offense under this article is a Class B...
Article 49.07. Notification of Investigating Official - (b) A peace officer who has been notified of the...
Article 49.08. Information Leading to an Inquest - Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 529, Sec. 1,...
Article 49.09. Body Disinterred or Cremated - (b) A person may not cremate or direct the cremation...
Article 49.10. Autopsies and Tests - (b) The commissioners court of the county shall pay a...
Article 49.11. Chemical Analysis - (b) A justice of the peace shall obtain a chemical...
Article 49.12. Liability of Person Performing Autopsy or Test - Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 529, Sec. 1,...
Article 49.14. Inquest Hearing - (b) An inquest hearing may be held with or without...
Article 49.15. Inquest Record - (b) As part of the inquest record, the justice of...
Article 49.16. Orders and Death Certificates - Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 529, Sec. 1,...
Article 49.17. Evidence - A justice of the peace shall preserve all tangible evidence...
Article 49.18. Death in Custody - (b) If a person dies while in the custody of...
Article 49.19. Warrant of Arrest - (1) the justice has knowledge that the person caused the...
Article 49.20. Requisites of Warrant - (1) is issued in the name of "The State of...
Article 49.21. Commitment of Homicide Suspect - (1) commit the person to jail; or (2) require the...
Article 49.22. Sealing Premises of Deceased - (b) Rent, utility charges, taxes, and all other reasonable expenses...
Article 49.23. Office of Death Investigator - (b) To be eligible for employment as a death investigator,...
Article 49.24. Notification and Report of Death of Resident of Institution - (1) notify the office of the attorney general of the...
Subchapter . B. Duties Performed by Medical Examiners
Article 49.25. Medical Examiners
Section 1. Office Authorized - Sec. 1. OFFICE AUTHORIZED. Subject to the provisions of this...
Section 1-a. Multi-County District; Joint Office - Sec. 1-a. MULTI-COUNTY DISTRICT; JOINT OFFICE. (a) The commissioners courts...
Section 2. Appointments and Qualifications - Sec. 2. APPOINTMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS. (a) The commissioners court shall...
Section 3. Assistants - Sec. 3. ASSISTANTS. The medical examiner may, subject to the...
Section 4. Salaries - Sec. 4. SALARIES. The commissioners court shall establish and pay...
Section 5. Offices - Sec. 5. OFFICES. The commissioners court shall provide the medical...
Section 6. Death Investigations - Sec. 6. DEATH INVESTIGATIONS. (a) Any medical examiner, or his...
Section 6a. Organ Transplant Donors; Notice; Inquests - Sec. 6a. ORGAN TRANSPLANT DONORS; NOTICE; INQUESTS. (a) When death...
Section 7. Reports of Death - Sec. 7. REPORTS OF DEATH. (a) Any police officer, superintendent...
Section 8. Removal of Bodies - Sec. 8. REMOVAL OF BODIES. When any death under circumstances...
Section 9. Autopsy - Sec. 9. AUTOPSY. (a) If the cause of death shall...
Section 10. Disinterments and Cremations - Sec. 10. DISINTERMENTS AND CREMATIONS. When a body upon which...
Section 10a. Waiting Period Between Death and Cremation - Sec. 10a. WAITING PERIOD BETWEEN DEATH AND CREMATION. The body...
Section 10b. Disposal of Unidentified Body - Sec. 10b. DISPOSAL OF UNIDENTIFIED BODY. If the body of...
Section 11. Records - Sec. 11. RECORDS. (a) The medical examiner shall keep full...
Section 12. Transfer of Duties of Justice of Peace - Sec. 12. TRANSFER OF DUTIES OF JUSTICE OF PEACE. When...
Section 13. Use of Forensic Anthropologist - Sec. 13. USE OF FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGIST. On discovering the body...
Section 13A. Fees - Sec. 13A. FEES. (a) A medical examiner may charge reasonable...
Section 14. Penalty - Sec. 14. PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense if...
Subchapter C. Informed Consent for Postmortem Examination or Autopsy
Article 49.31. Applicability - (1) is ordered by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice...
Article 49.32. Consent to Postmortem Examination or Autopsy - (b) If, after due diligence, a physician is unable to...
Article 49.33. Persons Authorized to Consent to Postmortem Examination or Autopsy - (1) the spouse of the decedent; (2) the person acting...
Article 49.34. Postmortem Examination or Autopsy Consent Form - (1) include the name of the hospital or other institution...
Article 49.35. Right to Nonaffiliated Physician - (1) perform the postmortem examination or autopsy at another hospital...
Subchapter D. Right of Parent of Deceased Person to View Person's Body
Article 49.51. Definitions - (1) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 748...
Article 49.52. Right of Parent of Deceased Person to View Person's Body - (b) A parent of a deceased person may not view...