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Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - CRIM P Art. § 49A.114. When Autopsies Required;  Use of Facilities

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

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(a) The medical examiner, or the medical examiner's authorized deputy, shall immediately perform an autopsy if:

(1) in the opinion of the medical examiner an autopsy is necessary;  or

(2) an autopsy is requested by the district attorney or criminal district attorney or by the county attorney if there is not a district attorney or criminal district attorney.

(b) A medical examiner is not required to perform an autopsy on the body of a person whose death was caused by a communicable disease during a public health disaster.

(c) In performing an autopsy, the medical examiner or the medical examiner's authorized deputy may use a facility of a municipal or county hospital in the county or any other facility that is made available.

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