Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 672.013
Procedure in the Event of Reportable Death

(a)

A medical examiner or justice of the peace notified of a death under Section 672.012 (Report of Unexpected Fatality) may hold an inquest under Chapter 49 (Inquests Upon Dead Bodies), Code of Criminal Procedure, to determine whether the death was caused by suicide, family violence, or abuse.

(b)

Without regard to whether an inquest is held under Subsection (a), the medical examiner or justice of the peace shall immediately notify the county or entity designated under Section 672.002 (Establishment of Review Team)(b) of:

(1)

each notification of death received under Section 672.012 (Report of Unexpected Fatality);

(2)

each death found to be caused by suicide, family violence, or abuse; or

(3)

each death that may be a result of suicide, family violence, or abuse, without regard to whether the suspected suicide, family violence, or abuse is determined to be a sole or contributing cause and without regard to whether the cause of death is conclusively determined.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1486, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Source: Section 672.013 — Procedure in the Event of Reportable Death, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­672.­htm#672.­013 (accessed Apr. 29, 2024).

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