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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.057 — Authority to act on certain information

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.057

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. 49A.057Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

A justice of the peace conducting an inquest may act on: (1) information the justice receives from a credible person; or (2) facts within the justice's knowledge.

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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.057 (official source deep link)
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