Tex. Code of Crim. Proc. Article 49.12
Liability of Person Performing Autopsy or Test


A person who performs an autopsy or makes a test on a body on the order of a justice of the peace in the good faith belief that the order is valid is not liable for damages if the order is invalid.
Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 529, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Source: Article 49.12 — Liability of Person Performing Autopsy or Test, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.­49.­htm#49.­12 (accessed Apr. 29, 2024).

Accessed:
Apr. 29, 2024

Art. 49.12’s source at texas​.gov