Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.057 · Subchapter B. INQUESTS BY JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
AUTHORITY TO ACT ON CERTAIN INFORMATION.
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Text of article effective on April 01, 2027
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
A justice of the peace conducting an inquest may act on:
(1) information the justice receives from a credible person; or
(2) facts within the justice's knowledge.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 202 (H.B. 1610), Sec. 1.01, 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.49A.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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