Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 49A.119 — REPORTING CAUSE OF DEATH; KEEPING RECORDS; ISSUING DEATH CERTIFICATES

CR § 49A.119Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 49A. DEATH INQUESTS · Art. C. INQUESTS BY MEDICAL EXAMINER

Statute text

(a)For each inquest conducted, the medical examiner shall file with the district attorney or criminal district attorney of the county in which the death occurred, or shall file with the county attorney of that county if there is not a district attorney or criminal district attorney, a report stating:

(1)if the cause of death is determined beyond a reasonable doubt as a result of the inquest, the specific cause of death; and

(2)on completion of an autopsy, if any, the detailed findings of the autopsy.

(b)The medical examiner shall:

(1)keep full and complete records properly indexed for each person whose death is investigated, which must include:

(A)the name, if known;

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