86R13281 JG-F
By: Parker, Stucky, Patterson H.B. No. 3716
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the establishment of the office of medical examiner in
certain counties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1, Article 49.25, Code of Criminal
Procedure, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 1. OFFICE AUTHORIZED. Subject to the provisions of
this article [Act], the commissioners court [Commissioners Court]
of any county having a population of more than two [one] million
[and not having a reputable medical school as defined in Articles
4501 and 4503, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas,] shall establish
and maintain the office of medical examiner, and the commissioners
court [Commissioners Court] of any county may establish and provide
for the maintenance of the office of medical examiner. Population
shall be according to the last preceding federal census.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.