Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49.08 · Subchapter A. DUTIES PERFORMED BY JUSTICES OF THE PEACE
INFORMATION LEADING TO AN INQUEST.
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Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
Text of article effective until April 01, 2027
A justice of the peace conducting an inquest may act on information the justice receives from any credible person or on facts within his knowledge.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 529, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 202 (H.B. 1610), Sec. 3.01, eff. April 1, 2027.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.49.htm
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