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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to inquests a justice of the peace conducts by |
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videoconference in certain circumstances. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 49.05(b), Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) A justice of the peace may conduct an inquest: |
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(1) at the place where the death occurred; |
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(2) where the body was found; [or] |
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(3) by videoconference with an individual who is: |
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(A) designated by the justice of the peace; and |
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(B) present with the body for a death described |
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by Article 49.04(a)(6) or (7); or |
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(4) at any other place determined to be reasonable by |
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the justice. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |