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Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 49A.074 — PRESERVATION OF EVIDENCE

CR § 49A.074Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 49A. DEATH INQUESTS · Art. B. INQUESTS BY JUSTICE OF THE PEACE

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A justice of the peace shall:
(1)preserve all tangible evidence that the justice obtains in the course of an inquest that tends to identify the person who caused the death that is the subject of the inquest or show the actual cause of death; and
(2)deposit the evidence described by Subdivision (1) with the appropriate law enforcement agency to be stored in the agency's property room for safekeeping. Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 202 (H.B. 1610), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2027. Text of article effective on April 01, 2027

Source: Texas Code of Criminal Procedure § 49A.074 from the Texas Constitution and Statutes (Texas Legislature) (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.