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TX Code Crim Pro art 49.19 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 49 - Inquests Upon Dead Bodies|Subchapter . A. Duties Performed by Justices of the Peace|Article 49.19. Warrant of Arrest

(a)  A justice of the peace who is conducting an inquest of a death under this subchapter may issue a warrant for the arrest of a person suspected of causing the death if:(1) the justice has knowledge that the person caused the death of the deceased;(2) the justice receives an affidavit stating that the person caused the death;  or(3) evidence is adduced at an inquest hearing that shows probable cause to believe the person caused the death.(b) A peace officer who receives an arrest warrant issued by a justice of the peace shall:(1) execute the warrant without delay;  and(2) detain the person arrested until the person's discharge is ordered by the justice of the peace or other proper authority.(c) A person who is charged in a death and arrested under a warrant of a justice of the peace shall remain in the custody of the arresting peace officer and may not be removed from the peace officer's custody on the authority of a warrant from another magistrate.  A person charged in a death who has not been arrested under a warrant of a justice of the peace may be arrested on the order of a magistrate other than the justice of the peace and examined by that magistrate while an inquest is pending.|Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 529, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 49.20 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 49 - Inquests Upon Dead Bodies|Subchapter . A. Duties Performed by Justices of the Peace|Article 49.20. Requisites of Warrant

A warrant of arrest issued under Article 49.19 of this code is sufficient if it:(1) is issued in the name of "The State of Texas";(2) specifies the name of the person whose arrest is ordered or, if the person's name is unknown, reasonably describes the person;(3) recites in plain language the offense with which the person is charged;  and(4) is signed and dated by a justice of the peace.|Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 529, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 49.21 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 49 - Inquests Upon Dead Bodies|Subchapter . A. Duties Performed by Justices of the Peace|Article 49.21. Commitment of Homicide Suspect

At the conclusion of an inquest, if a justice of the peace finds that a person who has been arrested in the case caused or contributed to the death of the deceased, 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.|Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 529, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 49.22 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 49 - Inquests Upon Dead Bodies|Subchapter . A. Duties Performed by Justices of the Peace|Article 49.22. Sealing Premises of Deceased

(a)  If a body or body part that is subject to an inquest under Article 49.04 of this code is found on premises that were under the sole control of the deceased, a justice of the peace or other person authorized under this subchapter to conduct an inquest may direct that the premises be locked and sealed to prohibit entrance by any person other than a peace officer conducting an investigation of the death.(b) Rent, utility charges, taxes, and all other reasonable expenses accruing against the property of the deceased during the time the premises of the deceased are locked and sealed under this article may be charged against the estate of the deceased.(c) A person other than a peace officer commits an offense if the person tampers with or removes a lock or seal placed on premises under this article.(d) An offense under this article is a Class B misdemeanor.|Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 529, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Subsec. (d) amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 656, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Subsec. (a) amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 826, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2003 and Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1295, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 49.23 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 49 - Inquests Upon Dead Bodies|Subchapter . A. Duties Performed by Justices of the Peace|Article 49.23. Office of Death Investigator

(a)  The commissioners court of a county may establish an office of death investigator and employ one or more death investigators to provide assistance to those persons in the county who conduct inquests.  A death investigator employed under this article is entitled to receive compensation from the county in an amount set by the commissioners court.  A death investigator serves at the will of the commissioners court and on terms and conditions set by the commissioners court.(b) To be eligible for employment as a death investigator, a person must have experience or training in investigative procedures concerning the circumstances, manner, and cause of the death of a deceased person.(c) At the request of and under the supervision of a justice of the peace or other person conducting an inquest, a death investigator may assist the person conducting the inquest to investigate the time, place, and manner of death and lock and seal the premises of the deceased.  A death investigator who assists in an inquest under this subsection shall make a complete report of the death investigator's activities, findings, and conclusions to the justice of the peace or other person conducting the inquest not later than eight hours after the death investigator completes the investigation.|Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 529, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 49.24 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 49 - Inquests Upon Dead Bodies|Subchapter . A. Duties Performed by Justices of the Peace|Article 49.24. Notification and Report of Death of Resident of Institution

(a)  A superintendent or general manager of an institution who is required by Article 49.04 to report to a justice of the peace the death of an individual under the care, custody, or control of or residing in the institution shall:(1) notify the office of the attorney general of the individual's death within 24 hours of the death;  and(2) prepare and submit to the office of the attorney general a report containing all facts relevant to the individual's death within 72 hours of the death.(b) The superintendent or general manager of the institution shall make a good faith effort to obtain all facts relevant to an individual's death and to include those facts in the report submitted under Subsection (a)(2).(c) The office of the attorney general may investigate each death reported to the office by an institution that receives payments through the medical assistance program under Chapter 32, Human Resources Code.(d) Except as provided by Subsection (e), the office of the attorney general shall make a report submitted under Subsection (a)(2) available to any interested person who submits a written request for access to the report.(e) The office of the attorney general may deny a person access to a report or a portion of a report filed under Subsection (a)(2) if the office determines that the report or a portion of the report is:(1) privileged from discovery;  or(2) exempt from required public disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.(f) This article does not relieve a superintendent or general manager of an institution of the duty of making any other notification or report of an individual's death as required by law.(g)  For the purposes of this article, the definition of "institution" excludes hospitals.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 894, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 392 (S.B. 1469), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 49.31 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 49 - Inquests Upon Dead Bodies|Subchapter C. Informed Consent for Postmortem Examination or Autopsy|Article 49.31. Applicability

This subchapter does not apply to an autopsy that:(1)  is ordered by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or an authorized official of the department in accordance with Section 501.055, Government Code; or(2)  a justice of the peace or medical examiner determines is required under this chapter or other law.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 950 (H.B. 1009), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 49.32 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 49 - Inquests Upon Dead Bodies|Subchapter C. Informed Consent for Postmortem Examination or Autopsy|Article 49.32. Consent to Postmortem Examination or Autopsy

(a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this article, a physician may not perform, or assist in the performance of, a postmortem examination or autopsy on the body of a deceased person unless the physician obtains the written informed consent of a person authorized to provide consent under Article 49.33 of this code.  The consent must be provided on the form prescribed under Article 49.34 of this code.(b)  If, after due diligence, a physician is unable to identify or contact a person authorized to give consent under Article 49.33 of this code, the physician may, as authorized by a medical examiner, justice of the peace, or county judge, as appropriate, perform a postmortem examination or autopsy on the body of a deceased person not less than 24 hours and not more than 48 hours from the time of the decedent's death or the time the physician or other person took possession of the body.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 950 (H.B. 1009), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 49.33 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 49 - Inquests Upon Dead Bodies|Subchapter C. Informed Consent for Postmortem Examination or Autopsy|Article 49.33. Persons Authorized to Consent to Postmortem Examination or Autopsy

(a)  Subject to Subsections (b) and (c) of this article, consent for a postmortem examination or autopsy may be given by any member of the following classes of persons who is reasonably available, in the order of priority listed:(1)  the spouse of the decedent;(2)  the person acting as guardian of the person of the decedent at the time of death or the executor or administrator of the decedent's estate;(3)  the adult children of the decedent;(4)  the parents of the decedent; and(5)  the adult siblings of the decedent.(b)  If there is more than one member of a class listed in Subsection (a)(2), (3), (4), or (5) of this article entitled to give consent to a postmortem examination or autopsy, consent may be given by a member of the class unless another member of the class files an objection with the physician, medical examiner, justice of the peace, or county judge.  If an objection is filed, the consent may be given only by a majority of the members of the class who are reasonably available.(c)  A person may not give consent under this article if, at the time of the decedent's death, a person in a class granted higher priority under Subsection (a) of this article is reasonably available to give consent or to file an objection to a postmortem examination or autopsy.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 950 (H.B. 1009), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 49.34 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 49 - Inquests Upon Dead Bodies|Subchapter C. Informed Consent for Postmortem Examination or Autopsy|Article 49.34. Postmortem Examination or Autopsy Consent Form

The commissioner of state health services, in consultation with the Texas Medical Board, shall prescribe a standard written consent form for a postmortem examination or autopsy.  The form must:(1)  include the name of the hospital or other institution and the department that will perform the examination or autopsy;(2)  include a statement that the removal from the deceased person's body and retention by the physician of organs, fluids, prosthetic devices, or tissue may be required for purposes of comprehensive evaluation or accurate determination of a cause of death;(3)  provide the family of the deceased person with an opportunity to place restrictions or special limitations on the examination or autopsy;(4)  include a separate section regarding the disposition of organs, fluids, prosthetic devices, or tissue after the examination or autopsy, including a prioritized list of the persons authorized to control that disposition, as provided by Chapter 692A, Health and Safety Code;(5)  provide for documented and witnessed consent;(6)  allow authorization for the release of human remains to a funeral home or individual designated by the person giving consent for the postmortem examination or autopsy;(7)  include information regarding the rights described by Article 49.35 of this code;(8)  list the circumstances under which a medical examiner is required by law to conduct an investigation, inquest, or autopsy under Article 49.25 of this code;(9)  include a statement that the form is required by state law; and(10)  be written in plain language designed to be easily understood by the average person.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 950 (H.B. 1009), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 49.35 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 49 - Inquests Upon Dead Bodies|Subchapter C. Informed Consent for Postmortem Examination or Autopsy|Article 49.35. Right to Nonaffiliated Physician

(a)  A person authorized to consent to a postmortem examination or autopsy under Article 49.33 of this code may request that a physician who is not affiliated with the hospital or other institution where the deceased person died:(1)  perform the postmortem examination or autopsy at another hospital or institution; or(2)  review the postmortem examination or autopsy conducted by a physician affiliated with the hospital or other institution where the deceased person died.(b)  A representative of the hospital or other institution shall inform the person of the person's right to request the performance or review of a postmortem examination or autopsy by a nonaffiliated physician under Subsection (a) before the person consents to the postmortem examination or autopsy.(c)  A person requesting a nonaffiliated physician to perform or review a postmortem examination or autopsy shall bear the additional costs incurred as a result of the nonaffiliated physician's performance or review of the examination or autopsy under Subsection (a) of this article.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 950 (H.B. 1009), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 49.51 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 49 - Inquests Upon Dead Bodies|Subchapter D. Right of Parent of Deceased Person to View Person's Body|Article 49.51. Definitions

In this subchapter:(1)   Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 748 (H.B. 881), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2019.(2)  "Parent" has the meaning assigned by Section 160.102(11), Family Code.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 777 (S.B. 239), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 748 (H.B. 881), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 49.52 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 49 - Inquests Upon Dead Bodies|Subchapter D. Right of Parent of Deceased Person to View Person's Body|Article 49.52. Right of Parent of Deceased Person to View Person's Body

(a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b) or (c), a parent of a deceased person is entitled to view the person's body before a justice of the peace or the medical examiner, as applicable, for the county in which the death occurred assumes control over the body under Subchapter A or B, as applicable. If the person's death occurred at a hospital or other health care facility, the viewing may be conducted at the hospital or facility.(b)  A parent of a deceased person may not view the person's body after a justice of the peace or medical examiner described by Subsection (a) assumes control over the body under Subchapter A or B, as applicable, unless the parent first obtains the consent of the justice of the peace or medical examiner or a person acting on behalf of the justice of the peace or medical examiner.(c)  A viewing of the body of a deceased person under this article whose death is determined to be subject to an inquest under Article 49.04 or 49.25, as applicable, must be conducted in compliance with the following conditions:(1)  the viewing must be supervised by:(A)  if law enforcement has assumed control over the body at the time of the viewing, an appropriate peace officer or, with the officer's consent, a person described by Paragraph (B); or(B)  a physician, registered nurse, or licensed vocational nurse or the justice of the peace or the medical examiner or a person acting on behalf of the justice of the peace or medical examiner;(2)  a parent of the deceased person may not have contact with the person's body unless the parent first obtains the consent of the justice of the peace or medical examiner or a person acting on behalf of the justice of the peace or medical examiner; and(3)  a person may not remove a medical device from the deceased person's body or otherwise alter the condition of the body for purposes of conducting the viewing unless the person first obtains the consent of the justice of the peace or medical examiner or a person acting on behalf of the justice of the peace or medical examiner.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 777 (S.B. 239), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 748 (H.B. 881), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 748 (H.B. 881), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.
TX Code Crim Pro § 1 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 51 - Fugitives From Justice|Article 51.10. Pay of Agent; Traveling Expenses|Section 1.

Sec. 1. The officer or person so commissioned shall receive as compensation the actual and necessary traveling expenses upon requisition of the Governor to be allowed by such Governor and to be paid out of the State Treasury upon a certificate of the Governor reciting the services rendered and the allowance therefor.
TX Code Crim Pro § 2 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 51 - Fugitives From Justice|Article 51.10. Pay of Agent; Traveling Expenses|Section 2.

Sec. 2. The commissioners court of the county where an offense is committed may in its discretion, on the request of the sheriff and the recommendation of the district attorney, pay the actual and necessary traveling expenses of the officer or person so commissioned out of any fund or funds not otherwise pledged.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.|
TX Code Crim Pro § 1 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 51 - Fugitives From Justice|Article 51.13. Uniform Criminal Extradition Act|Section 1. Definitions

Sec. 1. DEFINITIONS.  Where appearing in this Article, the term "Governor" includes any person performing the functions of Governor by authority of the laws of this State.  The term "Executive Authority" includes the Governor, and any person performing the functions of Governor in a State other than this State, and the term "State", referring to a State other than this State, includes any other State organized or unorganized of the United States of America.
TX Code Crim Pro § 2 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 51 - Fugitives From Justice|Article 51.13. Uniform Criminal Extradition Act|Section 2. Fugitives From Justice; Duty of Governor

Sec. 2. FUGITIVES FROM JUSTICE;  DUTY OF GOVERNOR.  Subject to the provisions of this Article, the provisions of the Constitution of the United States controlling, and any and all Acts of Congress enacted in pursuance thereof, it is the duty of the Governor of this State to have arrested and delivered up to the Executive Authority of any other State of the United States any person charged in that State with treason, felony, or other crime, who has fled from justice and is found in this State.
TX Code Crim Pro § 3 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 51 - Fugitives From Justice|Article 51.13. Uniform Criminal Extradition Act|Section 3. Form of Demand

Sec. 3. FORM OF DEMAND.  No demand for the extradition of a person charged with crime in another State shall be recognized by the Governor unless in writing, alleging, except in cases arising under Section 6, that the accused was present in the demanding State at the time of the commission of the alleged crime, and that thereafter he fled from the State, and accompanied by a copy of an indictment found or by information supported by affidavit in the State having jurisdiction of the crime, or by a copy of an affidavit before a magistrate there, together with a copy of any warrant which issued thereupon;  or by a copy of a judgment of conviction or of a sentence imposed in execution thereof, together with a statement by the Executive Authority of the demanding State that the person claimed has escaped from confinement or has broken the terms of his bail, probation or parole.  The indictment, information, or affidavit made before the magistrate must substantially charge the person demanded with having committed a crime under the law of that State;  and the copy of indictment, information, affidavit, judgment of conviction or sentence must be authenticated by the Executive Authority making the demand;  provided, however, that all such copies of the aforesaid instruments shall be in duplicate, one complete set of such instruments to be delivered to the defendant or to his attorney.
TX Code Crim Pro § 4 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 51 - Fugitives From Justice|Article 51.13. Uniform Criminal Extradition Act|Section 4. Governor May Investigate Case

Sec. 4. GOVERNOR MAY INVESTIGATE CASE.  When a demand shall be made upon the Governor of this State by the Executive Authority of another State for the surrender of a person so charged with crime, the Governor may call upon the Secretary of State, Attorney General or any prosecuting officer in this State to investigate or assist in investigating the demand, and to report to him the situation and circumstances of the person so demanded, and whether he ought to be surrendered.