Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 49A.152
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 49A.152, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 49A.152.
Official statutory text
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.
(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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