Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.120 · Subchapter C. INQUESTS BY MEDICAL EXAMINER
WITHHOLDING OF RECORDS NOT PERMITTED; EXCEPTIONS.
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Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) and subject to a discretionary exception under Chapter 552, Government Code, records described by Article 49A.119(b) may not be withheld.
(b) A photograph or x-ray of a body taken during an autopsy is excepted from required public disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code, but is subject to disclosure:
(1) under a subpoena or under other law; or
(2) if the photograph or x-ray is of the body of a person who died while in the custody of law enforcement.
(c) A governmental body, as defined by Section 552.003, Government Code, may withhold a photograph or x-ray under Subsection (b) without requesting a decision from the attorney general under Subchapter G, Chapter 552, Government Code. This subsection does not affect the disclosure of a photograph or x-ray that is otherwise required by Subsection (b).
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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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