Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 49.15 — INQUEST RECORD

CR § 49.15Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 49. INQUESTS UPON DEAD BODIES · Art. A. DUTIES PERFORMED BY JUSTICES OF THE PEACE

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(a)A justice of the peace or other person authorized under this subchapter to conduct an inquest shall make an inquest record for each inquest he conducts. The inquest record must include a report of the events, proceedings, findings, and conclusions of the inquest. The record must also include any autopsy prepared in the case and all other papers of the case. All papers of the inquest record must be marked with the case number and be clearly indexed and be maintained in the office of the justice of the peace and be made available to the appropriate officials upon request.

(b)As part of the inquest record, the justice of the peace shall make and keep complete and permanent records of all inquest hearings. The inquest hearing records must include:

(1)the name of the deceased person or, if the person is unidentified, a description of the body;

(2)the time, date, and place where the body was found;

(3)the time, date, and place where the inquest was held;

(4)the name of every witness who testified at the inquest;

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