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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.077 — Authority to reopen inquest based 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.077

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.077Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

A justice of the peace may reopen an inquest if, based on information provided by a credible person or facts within the knowledge of the justice of the peace, the justice of the peace determines that reopening the inquest may reveal a different cause or different circumstances of death.

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