Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 264.513 - Report of Death of Child(a) A person who knows of the death of a child younger than six years of age shall immediately report the death to the medical examiner of the county in which the death occurs or, if the death occurs in a county that does not have a medical examiner's office or that is not part of a medical examiner's district, to a justice of the peace in that county.(b) The requirement of this section is in addition to any other reporting requirement imposed by law, including any requirement that a person report child abuse or neglect under this code.(c) A person is not required to report a death under this section that is the result of a motor vehicle collision . This subsection does not affect a duty imposed by another law to report a death that is the result of a motor vehicle collision . Amended by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 709,Sec. 129, eff. 9/1/2023.Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 255, Sec. 2, eff. 9/1/1995; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 878, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1995.