Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 56B.055 — MENTAL OR PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; AUTOPSY

CR § 56B.055Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 56B. CRIME VICTIMS' COMPENSATION · Art. B. APPLICATION AND REVIEW

Statute text

(a)For good cause shown, an order for a mental or physical examination or an autopsy as provided by Article 56B.054(e)(2) may be made on notice to the individual to be examined and, if applicable, to each person who has appeared at a hearing under Article 56B.056.

(b)An order under Subsection (a) must:

(1)specify the time, place, manner, conditions, and scope of the examination or autopsy;

(2)specify the person who is to perform the examination or autopsy; and

(3)require the person performing the examination or autopsy to file with the attorney general a detailed written report of the examination or autopsy.

(c)A report must set out the findings of the person performing the examination or autopsy, including:

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 1.06, eff. January 1, 2021.