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Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 11.38 — WHEN A PRISONER DIES

CR § 11.38Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 11. HABEAS CORPUS

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When a prisoner confined in jail, or who is in legal custody, shall die, the officer having charge of the prisoner shall forthwith report the same to a justice of the peace of the county, who shall hold an inquest to ascertain the cause of the prisoner's death. All the proceedings had in such cases shall be reduced to writing, certified and returned as in other cases of inquest; a certified copy of which shall be sufficient proof of the death of the prisoner at the hearing of an application for a writ of habeas corpus. Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722. Amended by:

Legislative history

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 933 (S.B. 1516), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2023.

Source: Texas Code of Criminal Procedure § 11.38 from the Texas Constitution and Statutes (Texas Legislature) (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.