Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.073 · Subchapter B. INQUESTS BY JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
COMMITMENT OF SUSPECT.
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Text of article effective on April 01, 2027
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
If a justice of the peace finds at the conclusion of an inquest that a person who has been arrested in the case caused or contributed to the death that is the subject of the inquest, the justice may:
(1) commit the person to jail; or
(2) require the person to execute a bail bond with security for the person's appearance before the proper court to answer for the offense.
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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