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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.115 — Limited autopsy

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.115

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.115Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

If the medical examiner considers a complete autopsy to be unnecessary to determine a person's cause of death, the medical examiner may perform a limited autopsy by taking blood samples or other samples of body fluids, tissues, or organs, to determine the cause of death or whether a crime has been committed.

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