Texas · Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 49A.054: REQUIRED NOTICE TO JUSTICE OF THE PEACE; OFFENSE
What this law says, in plain English
A physician, peace officer, or other person required to notify a justice of the peace about a death requiring an inquest commits a Class C misdemeanor if they intentionally or knowingly fail to give notice.
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