Texas statute

Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49.21 — Commitment of homicide suspect

Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

Part of Chapter 49: INQUESTS UPON DEAD BODIES, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.

Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49.21

Statutory text current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Texas.

Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49.21Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

At the conclusion of an inquest, if a justice of the peace finds that a person who has been arrested in the case caused or contributed to the death of the deceased, the justice may: (1) commit the person to jail; or (2) require the person to execute a bail bond with security for the person's appearance before the proper court to answer for the offense.

Official sources

Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49.21 (official source deep link)
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