Texas Penal Code
§ 39.05 — FAILURE TO REPORT DEATH OF PRISONER
PE § 39.05Title 8. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION · Ch. 39. ABUSE OF OFFICE
Statute text
View on sourceText of subsection effective until April 01, 2027
(a)A person commits an offense if the person is required to conduct an investigation and file a report by Article 49.18, Code of Criminal Procedure, and the person fails to investigate the death, fails to file the report as required, or fails to include in a filed report facts known or discovered in the investigation. Text of subsection effective on April 01, 2027
(a)A person commits an offense if the person is required to conduct an investigation and file a report by Article 49A.153, Code of Criminal Procedure, and the person fails to investigate the death, fails to file the report as required, or fails to include in a filed report facts known or discovered in the investigation.
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Legislative history
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 202 (H.B. 1610), Sec. 2.21, eff. April 1, 2027.