Texas Administrative Code
Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION
Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Chapter 25 - TRAFFIC OPERATIONS
Subchapter O - CRASH RECORDS INFORMATION SYSTEM
Section 25.973 - Medical Examiner's Report
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) A medical examiner shall submit to the department on a form prescribed by the department a report detailing the death of a person resulting from a traffic accident within the medical examiner's jurisdiction.
(b) The medical examiner's report must include:
(c) If a toxicological test is conducted and the results are not available at the time the report to the department is due, the medical examiner shall:
(d) The department will make the reporting form available on the department's web site at www.txdot.gov (keyword "toxicology reporting").
(e) Not later than the 11th day of each month, the medical examiner shall submit the reports covering the deaths resulting from traffic accidents that occurred during the preceding three months, including those occurring as a result of a bridge collapse, except that the medical examiner is not required to submit information that was previously submitted to the department.
(f) The department will accept monthly and supplemental medical examiner's reports via: