Sec. 264.513. REPORT OF DEATH OF CHILD. (a) A person who knows of the death of a child younger than six years of age shall immediately report the death to the medical examiner of the county in which the death occurs or, if the death occurs in a county that does not have a medical examiner's office or that is not part of a medical examiner's district, to a justice of the peace in that county.
(b) The requirement of this section is in addition to any other reporting requirement imposed by law, including any requirement that a person report child abuse or neglect under this code.
(c) A person is not required to report a death under this section that is the result of a motor vehicle accident. This subsection does not affect a duty imposed by another law to report a death that is the result of a motor vehicle accident.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 255, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 878, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship
Subtitle E - Protection of the Child
Chapter 264 - Child Welfare Services
Subchapter F. Child Fatality Review and Investigation
Section 264.503. Purpose and Duties of Committee and Specified State Agencies
Section 264.5031. Collection of Near Fatality Data
Section 264.5032. Report on Child Fatality and Near Fatality Data
Section 264.504. Meetings of Committee
Section 264.505. Establishment of Review Team
Section 264.506. Purpose and Duties of Review Team
Section 264.507. Duties of Presiding Officer
Section 264.508. Review Procedure
Section 264.509. Access to Information
Section 264.510. Meeting of Review Team
Section 264.511. Use of Information and Records; Confidentiality
Section 264.512. Governmental Units
Section 264.513. Report of Death of Child