Texas · Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 49.07: NOTIFICATION OF INVESTIGATING OFFICIAL
What this law says, in plain English
Physicians, peace officers, and others must immediately notify the justice of the peace when they know of a death requiring an inquest. The statute establishes procedures for notification and inquest conduct when the primary official is unavailable.
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