Texas Statutes
§ 49A.115 — LIMITED AUTOPSY.
Texas § 49A.115
JurisdictionTexas
Code CRCode of Criminal Procedure
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Bluebook
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure Code Ann. § 49A.115 (2026).
Text
Text of article effective on April 01, 2027
Art. 49A.115. LIMITED AUTOPSY. If the medical examiner considers a complete autopsy to be unnecessary to determine a person's cause of death, the medical examiner may perform a limited autopsy by taking blood samples or other samples of body fluids, tissues, or organs, to determine the cause of death or whether a crime has been committed.
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 202 (H.B. 1610 ), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2027.
Nearby Sections
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§ 49A.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 49A.051
APPLICABILITY.§ 49A.053
DEATHS REQUIRING INQUEST.§ 49A.058
TIME AND PLACE OF INQUEST.§ 49A.059
OFFENSE: HINDERING AN INQUEST.§ 49A.061
AUTHORITY TO LOCK AND SEAL PREMISES OF DECEASED PERSON; LIABILITY OF ESTATE FOR EXPENSES; OFFENSE.§ 49A.062
AUTHORITY TO DISINTER BODY.§ 49A.063
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Texas § 49A.115, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tx/CR/49A.115.