Texas statute
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.054 — Required notice to justice of the peace; offense
Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)
Part of Chapter 49A: DEATH INQUESTS, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.
Amendment pending: a new version of this section takes effect Thu Apr 01 2027 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time).
Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.054
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.
(a) A physician or other person who possesses a body or body part of a person whose death requires an inquest under Article 49A.053 shall immediately notify the justice of the peace of the precinct in which the body or body part was found. (b) A peace officer who is notified of a death that requires an inquest under Article 49A.053 shall immediately notify the justice of the peace of the precinct in which the body or body part was found. (c) A person commits an offense if the person is required by this article to give notice and intentionally or knowingly fails to give the notice. An offense under this subsection is a Class C misdemeanor.
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