Texas Family Code - Section 264.513. Report Of Death Of Child
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§ 264.513. REPORT OF DEATH OF CHILD. (a) A person who
knows of the death of a child younger than six years of age shall
immediately report the death to the medical examiner of the county
in which the death occurs or, if the death occurs in a county that
does not have a medical examiner's office or that is not part of a
medical examiner's district, to a justice of the peace in that
county.
(b) The requirement of this section is in addition to any
other reporting requirement imposed by law, including any
requirement that a person report child abuse or neglect under this
code.
(c) A person is not required to report a death under this
section that is the result of a motor vehicle accident. This
subsection does not affect a duty imposed by another law to report a
death that is the result of a motor vehicle accident.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 255, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 878, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Section: 264.506 264.507 264.508 264.509 264.510 264.511 264.512 264.513 264.514 264.515 264.601 264.602 264.603 264.604 264.605
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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