Texas criminal code — chapter
Chapter 49A: DEATH INQUESTS
Chapter 49A of Title 1: CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. Statutory text on each section page is current through the legislative session it names.
Sections of Chapter 49A
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.001 — Definitions
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.002 — When deceased person or body considered unidentified
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.051 — Applicability
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.052 — Independent authority and duties of justice of the peace
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.053 — Deaths requiring inquest
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.054 — Required notice to justice of the peace; offense
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.055 — Alternate officials required to conduct inquests; offense
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.056 — Required notice of death in penal institution
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.057 — Authority to act on certain information
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.058 — Time and place of inquest
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.059 — Offense: hindering an inquest
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.060 — Limitations on moving body and physical surroundings; offense
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.061 — Authority to lock and seal premises of deceased person; liability of estate for expenses; offense
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.062 — Authority to disinter body
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.063 — Autopsies
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.064 — Taking samples; limited autopsies
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.065 — Chemical analyses
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.066 — Liability of person performing autopsy or test
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.067 — Unidentified body
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.068 — Cremation; offense
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.069 — Inquest hearing; contempt
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.070 — Offense: failing to appear at inquest hearing
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.071 — Inquest record
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.072 — Warrant of arrest
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.073 — Commitment of suspect
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.074 — Preservation of evidence
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.075 — Office of death investigator
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.076 — Duty to sign death certificates and inquest orders
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.077 — Authority to reopen inquest based on certain information
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.101 — Creation of office required in certain counties; authority to establish office
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.102 — Creation of multi-county medical examiners district; withdrawal
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.103 — Inquest powers and duties of justice of the peace apply to medical examiner; conflict of laws
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.104 — Which medical examiner required to conduct inquest
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.105 — Appointment and qualification of medical examiner
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.106 — Employees
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.107 — Salaries
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.108 — Provision of office space and laboratory facilities
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.109 — Deaths requiring inquest by medical examiner
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.110 — Required notice to medical examiner of deaths
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.111 — Authority to administer oaths and take affidavits during inquest
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.112 — Medical examiner must authorize removal of body; exceptions
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.113 — Authority to disinter body
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.114 — When autopsies required; use of facilities
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.115 — Limited autopsy
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.116 — Unidentified body: testing, reporting, and disposition
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.117 — Duty to take charge of body in absence of next of kin or legal representative
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.118 — Cremation
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.119 — Reporting cause of death; keeping records; issuing death certificates
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.120 — Withholding of records not permitted; exceptions
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.121 — Release of certain records
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.122 — Fees
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.123 — General criminal offense
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.151 — County served by justice of the peace: notice and report of death occurring in institution
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.152 — County served by medical examiner: notice and report of death occurring in institution; offense
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.153 — County served by justice of the peace: investigation and report of death occurring while confined or in peace officer custody
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.201 — Applicability
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.202 — Informed consent to postmortem examination or autopsy required
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.203 — Persons authorized to consent to postmortem examination or autopsy
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.204 — Postmortem examination or autopsy consent form
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.205 — Right to nonaffiliated physician reviewing or performing autopsy
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.251 — Waiting period before cremation; offense
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.252 — Right of parent of deceased person to view person's body
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