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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 50A.001 — Fires requiring inquest

Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

Part of Chapter 50A: FIRE 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. 50A.001

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. 50A.001Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

A justice of the peace shall conduct a fire inquest if a credible person makes an affidavit before the justice of the peace that there is reason to believe a building has been unlawfully set or attempted to be set on fire.

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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 50A.001 (official source deep link)
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