Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 49.23. Office Of Death Investigator
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Art. 49.23. [988] [1079] [1042] OFFICE OF DEATH
INVESTIGATOR. (a) The commissioners court of a county may
establish an office of death investigator and employ one or more
death investigators to provide assistance to those persons in the
county who conduct inquests. A death investigator employed under
this article is entitled to receive compensation from the county in
an amount set by the commissioners court. A death investigator
serves at the will of the commissioners court and on terms and
conditions set by the commissioners court.
(b) To be eligible for employment as a death investigator, a
person must have experience or training in investigative procedures
concerning the circumstances, manner, and cause of the death of a
deceased person.
(c) At the request of and under the supervision of a justice
of the peace or other person conducting an inquest, a death
investigator may assist the person conducting the inquest to
investigate the time, place, and manner of death and lock and seal
the premises of the deceased. A death investigator who assists in
an inquest under this subsection shall make a complete report of the
death investigator's activities, findings, and conclusions to the
justice of the peace or other person conducting the inquest not
later than eight hours after the death investigator completes the
investigation.
Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 529, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1987.
Article: 49.16 49.17 49.18 49.19 49.20 49.21 49.22 49.23 49.24 49.25 50.01 50.02 50.03 50.04 50.05
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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