Tex. Code of Crim. Proc. Article 49.06
Hindering an Inquest


(a)

A person commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly hinders the entrance of a justice of the peace to a premises where a death occurred or a body is found.

(b)

An offense under this article is a Class B misdemeanor.
Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 529, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Source: Article 49.06 — Hindering an Inquest, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.­49.­htm#49.­06 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

Art. 49.06’s source at texas​.gov