Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 49A.056
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 49A.056, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 49A.056. REQUIRED NOTICE OF DEATH IN PENAL INSTITUTION.
Official statutory text
(a) If a person confined in a penal institution dies, the sheriff or other person in charge of the penal institution shall as soon as practicable provide notice of the death to the justice of the peace of the precinct in which the penal institution is located.
(b) This article does not apply to a death that occurs in a facility operated by or under contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
(b) This article does not apply to a death that occurs in a facility operated by or under contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
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