Sections
Subchapter A Duties Performed by Justices of the Peace 49.01 – 49.24
Subchapter B Duties Performed by Medical Examiners 49.25
Subchapter C Informed Consent for Postmortem Examination or Autopsy 49.31 – 49.35
Subchapter D Right of Parent of Deceased Person to View Person’s Body 49.51 – 49.52

Terms Used In Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 49 - Inquests Upon Dead Bodies

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • Effects: includes all personal property and all interest in that property. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • Juror: A person who is on the jury.
  • Municipality: means a general-law municipality, home-rule municipality, or special-law municipality. See Texas Local Government Code 1.005
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Swear: includes affirm. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • sworn: includes affirm or affirmed. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.