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Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 50A.001 Fires Requiring Inquest
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Art. 50A.001. FIRES REQUIRING INQUEST. A justice of the peace shall conduct a fire inquest if a credible person makes an affidavit before the justice of the peace that there is reason to believe a building has been unlawfully set or attempted to be set on fire. Added by Acts 2025…
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 50A.002 Fire Inquest Proceedings Governed By Laws Relating To Death Inquests; Powers of Investigator
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Art. 50A.002. FIRE INQUEST PROCEEDINGS GOVERNED BY LAWS RELATING TO DEATH INQUESTS; POWERS OF INVESTIGATOR. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, a fire inquest proceeding under this chapter is governed by the laws relating to death inquests under Chapter 49A. (b) An …
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 50A.003 Witness Testimony
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Art. 50A.003. WITNESS TESTIMONY. The testimony of each witness examined before a jury in a fire inquest under this chapter shall be: (1) reduced to writing by or under the direction of the justice of the peace; and (2) signed by the witness. Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., C…
Jury Verdict In Fire Inquest
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Art. 50A.004. JURY VERDICT IN FIRE INQUEST. (a) After inspecting the location that is the subject of a fire inquest and hearing the testimony, a jury in the inquest shall deliver to the justice of the peace conducting the inquest the jury's written signed verdict, in which the ju…