Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
§ 49A.071 — INQUEST RECORD
CR § 49A.071Title 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 or other person authorized under this subchapter to conduct an inquest shall make an inquest record for each inquest the justice or person conducts. The inquest record must include:
(1)a report of the events, proceedings, findings, and conclusions of the inquest;
(2)any autopsy report prepared in the case; and
(3)all other papers of the case.
(b)As part of the inquest record, the justice of the peace shall make and keep a complete and permanent record of each inquest hearing. The inquest hearing record must include:
(1)the name of the deceased person or, if the person is unidentified, a description of the body;
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