Texas Government Code
§ 27.0545 — EXCHANGE OF BENCHES: INQUESTS
GV § 27.0545Title 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH · Part A. COURTS · Ch. 27. JUSTICE COURTS · Art. C. CONDUCTING COURT AND INQUESTS
Statute text
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(a)If a justice of the peace or the county judge of a county to which Subchapter A, Chapter 49, Code of Criminal Procedure, applies is not available to conduct an inquest into a person's death occurring in the county, the justice of the peace of the precinct in which the death occurred or the county judge may request a justice of the peace of another county to which that subchapter applies to conduct the inquest. Text of subsection effective on April 01, 2027
(a)If a justice of the peace or the county judge of a county to which Subchapter B, Chapter 49A, Code of Criminal Procedure, applies is not available to conduct an inquest into a person's death occurring in the county, the justice of the peace of the precinct in which the death occurred or the county judge may request a justice of the peace of another county to which that subchapter applies to conduct the inquest.
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Legislative history
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 202 (H.B. 1610), Sec. 2.06, eff. April 1, 2027.