Texas Statutes

§ 49A.152 — COUNTY SERVED BY MEDICAL EXAMINER: NOTICE AND REPORT OF DEATH OCCURRING IN INSTITUTION; OFFENSE.

Texas § 49A.152
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This text of Texas § 49A.152 (COUNTY SERVED BY MEDICAL EXAMINER: NOTICE AND REPORT OF DEATH OCCURRING IN INSTITUTION; OFFENSE.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Texas primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

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Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure Code Ann. § 49A.152 (2026).

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Text of article effective on April 01, 2027 Art. 49A.152. COUNTY SERVED BY MEDICAL EXAMINER: NOTICE AND REPORT OF DEATH OCCURRING IN INSTITUTION; OFFENSE.

(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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Legislative 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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