Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 63.018

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 63.018 - Death Certificates

A physician who performs a postmortem examination on the body of an unidentified person shall complete and file a death certificate in accordance with Chapter 193, Health and Safety Code. The physician shall note on the certificate the name of the law enforcement agency that submitted the body for examination and shall send a copy of the certificate to the clearinghouse not later than the 10th working day after the date the physician files the certificate.

Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 63.018

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1427, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1997. Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.C.C.P. art. 62.018 by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 19.01(8)(A), eff. 9/1/1999.