§ 3-3020 — Coroner to be notified; violation

Illinois § 3-3020

• Jurisdiction: Illinois
• Topic: GOVERNMENT
• Ch. 55: COUNTIES
• Act 55 ILCS 5/: Counties Code.
• Art.: Article 3 - Officers And Employees

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Every law enforcement official, funeral director, ambulance attendant, hospital director or administrator or person having custody of the body of a deceased person, where the death is one subject to investigation under Section 3-3013, and any physician in attendance upon such a decedent at the time of his death, shall notify the coroner promptly. Any such person failing to so notify the coroner promptly shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor, unless such person has reasonable cause to believe that the coroner had already been so notified.

Legislative History

(Source: P.A. 86-962.)