Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 49.33 — PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO CONSENT TO POSTMORTEM EXAMINATION OR AUTOPSY

CR § 49.33Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 49. INQUESTS UPON DEAD BODIES · Art. C. INFORMED CONSENT FOR POSTMORTEM EXAMINATION OR AUTOPSY

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(a)Subject to Subsections (b) and (c) of this article, consent for a postmortem examination or autopsy may be given by any member of the following classes of persons who is reasonably available, in the order of priority listed:

(1)the spouse of the decedent;

(2)the person acting as guardian of the person of the decedent at the time of death or the executor or administrator of the decedent's estate;

(3)the adult children of the decedent;

(4)the parents of the decedent; and

(5)the adult siblings of the decedent.

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