Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49.12

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 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.

Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 49.12

Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 529, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1987.