Pennsylvania § 13927 Subpoena and attachment

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 13927 — Subpoena and attachment

Pennsylvania § 13927

JurisdictionPennsylvania

Title 16COUNTIES

PartPART IV

Ch. 139CORONER

Subch.GENERAL PROVISIONS

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16 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 13927 (2026).

Text

The coroner may issue a subpoena and attachment, which shall be served and executed by the sheriff, coroner or coroner's deputy, for the following purposes:

(1)A death investigation.

(2)To obtain the attendance of an individual who may be necessary to examine as a witness at an inquest.

(3)To compel attendance by attachment in a similar manner and extent as a court of common pleas may do in a case pending before the court.

(4)To compel the production of any of the following:

(i)A paper.

(ii)A document in any form or media, including a medical and mental health record.

(iii)Another object relative to the investigation or inquest.

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The coroner may issue a subpoena and attachment, which shall be served and executed by the sheriff, coroner or coroner's deputy, for the following purposes:

(1) A death investigation.

(2) To obtain the attendance of an individual who may be necessary to examine as a witness at an inquest.

(3) To compel attendance by attachment in a similar manner and extent as a court of common pleas may do in a case pending before the court.

(4) To compel the production of any of the following:

(i) A paper.

(ii) A document in any form or media, including a medical and mental health record.

(iii) Another object relative to the investigation or inquest.