Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 49A.105
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 49A.105, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 49A.105. APPOINTMENT AND QUALIFICATION OF MEDICAL EXAMINER.
Official statutory text
(a) The commissioners court of a county that establishes an office of medical examiner shall appoint the medical examiner. A person appointed as the medical examiner must be:
(1) a physician licensed by the Texas Medical Board; or
(2) a person who:
(A) is licensed and in good standing as a physician in another state;
(B) has applied to the Texas Medical Board for a license to practice medicine in this state; and
(C) has been granted a provisional license under Section 155.101, Occupations Code.
(b) A medical examiner serves at the will of the commissioners court that appointed the medical examiner.
(c) To the greatest extent possible, the commissioners court shall appoint a medical examiner who has training and experience in pathology, toxicology, histology, and other medico-legal sciences.
(1) a physician licensed by the Texas Medical Board; or
(2) a person who:
(A) is licensed and in good standing as a physician in another state;
(B) has applied to the Texas Medical Board for a license to practice medicine in this state; and
(C) has been granted a provisional license under Section 155.101, Occupations Code.
(b) A medical examiner serves at the will of the commissioners court that appointed the medical examiner.
(c) To the greatest extent possible, the commissioners court shall appoint a medical examiner who has training and experience in pathology, toxicology, histology, and other medico-legal sciences.
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