Tex. Code of Crim. Proc. Article 49.041
Reopening an Inquest


A justice of the peace may reopen an inquest if, based on information provided by a credible person or facts within the knowledge of the justice of the peace, the justice of the peace determines that reopening the inquest may reveal a different cause or different circumstances of death.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 897, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Source: Article 49.041 — Reopening an Inquest, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.­49.­htm#49.­041 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

Art. 49.041’s source at texas​.gov