Texas · Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 49A.152: COUNTY SERVED BY MEDICAL EXAMINER: NOTICE AND REPORT OF DEATH OCCURRING IN INSTITUTION; OFFENSE

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

A superintendent or manager of an institution who knowingly fails to comply with notice and reporting requirements for deaths must report to a medical examiner or police. Violation is a Class B misdemeanor.

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