Texas statute
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.105 — Appointment and qualification of medical examiner
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.105
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) The commissioners court of a county that establishes an office of medical examiner shall appoint the medical examiner. A person appointed as the medical examiner must be: (1) a physician licensed by the Texas Medical Board; or (2) a person who: (A) is licensed and in good standing as a physician in another state; (B) has applied to the Texas Medical Board for a license to practice medicine in this state; and (C) has been granted a provisional license under Section 155.101 , Occupations Code. (b) A medical examiner serves at the will of the commissioners court that appointed the medical examiner. (c) To the greatest extent possible, the commissioners court shall appoint a medical examiner who has training and experience in pathology, toxicology, histology, and other medico-legal sciences.
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