Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.152 · Subchapter D. INVESTIGATIONS AND REPORTS OF CERTAIN DEATHS BY OTHER OFFICIALS
COUNTY SERVED BY MEDICAL EXAMINER: NOTICE AND REPORT OF DEATH OCCURRING IN INSTITUTION; OFFENSE.
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Text of article effective on April 01, 2027
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A superintendent or general manager of an institution who reports a death that occurred under circumstances described by Article 49A.109(a) to a medical examiner's office or a municipal or county police department must comply with the notice and reporting requirements of Article 49A.151.
(b) The office of the attorney general has the same powers and duties provided to the office under Article 49A.151 regarding the dissemination and investigation of the report.
(c) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly violates this article. An offense under this subsection is a Class B misdemeanor.
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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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