78th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2989, Chapter 1295 Page: 2 of 7
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H.B. No. 2989
1 is unable to certify the cause of death and who requests the justice
2 of the peace to conduct an inquest; or
3 (8) the person is a child younger than six years of age
4 and an inquest is required by Chapter 264, Family Code.
5 SECTION 2. Subsections (a), (b), and (c), Article 49.07,
6 Code of Criminal Procedure, are amended to read as follows:
7 (a) A physician or other person who has possession of a body
8 or body part of a person whose death requires an inquest under
9 Article 49.04 of this code shall immediately notify the justice of
10 the peace who serves the precinct in which the body or body part was
11 found.
12 (b) A peace officer who has been notified of the death of a
13 person whose death requires an inquest under Article 49.04 of this
14 code shall immediately notify the justice of the peace who serves
15 the precinct in which the body or body part was found.
16 (c)(1) If the justice of the peace who serves the precinct
17 in which the body or body part was found is not available to conduct
18 an inquest, a person required to give notice under this article
19 shall notify the nearest available justice of the peace serving the
20 county in which the body or body part was found, and that justice of
21 the peace shall conduct the inquest.
22 (2) If no justice of the peace serving the county in
23 which the body or body part was found is available to conduct an
24 inquest, a person required to give notice under this article shall
25 notify the county judge, and the county judge shall initiate the
26 inquest. The county judge may exercise any power and perform any
27 duty otherwise granted to or imposed under this subchapter on the2
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. 78th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2989, Chapter 1295, legislative document, 2003-05/2003-06; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth158566/m1/2/: accessed March 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.