Texas Statutes
Chapter 49 - Inquests Upon Dead Bodies
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...