Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49.041 · Subchapter A. DUTIES PERFORMED BY JUSTICES OF THE PEACE
REOPENING AN INQUEST.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
Text of article effective until April 01, 2027
A justice of the peace may reopen an inquest if, based on information provided by a credible person or facts within the knowledge of the justice of the peace, the justice of the peace determines that reopening the inquest may reveal a different cause or different circumstances of death.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 897, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 202 (H.B. 1610), Sec. 3.01, eff. April 1, 2027.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.49.htm
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