Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
§ 49A.067 — UNIDENTIFIED BODY
CR § 49A.067Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 49A. DEATH INQUESTS · Art. B. INQUESTS BY JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
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View on source(a)A justice of the peace investigating an unidentified person's death described by Article 49A.053(a)(3)(B) shall report the death to the missing children and missing persons information clearinghouse of the Department of Public Safety and the National Crime Information Center not later than the 10th working day after the date the investigation began.
(b)A justice of the peace investigating an unidentified person's death described by Article 49A.053(a)(3)(B), or the justice's designee, shall enter into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System information regarding all available identifying features of the unidentified body, including fingerprints, dental records, any unusual physical characteristics, and the clothing found on the body, not later than the earlier of:
(1)the 10th working day after the date that one or more identifying features of the unidentified body are determined; or
(2)the 60th day after the date the investigation began.
(c)A justice of the peace may order an investigative or laboratory test to determine the identity of a deceased person. After proper removal of a sample from a body, a justice may order a person specially trained in identification work to complete any test necessary to determine the identity of the deceased person.
(d)To enable the timely and accurate identification of the person, a medical examination on an unidentified person:
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