Pennsylvania § 13931 Excluded individuals

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 13931 — Excluded individuals

Pennsylvania § 13931

JurisdictionPennsylvania

Title 16COUNTIES

PartPART IV

Ch. 139CORONER

Subch.GENERAL PROVISIONS

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16 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 13931 (2026).

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The following apply:

(1)In counties of the second, second A, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth class, the coroner may admit or exclude any of the following:

(i)A member of the public from an inquest or a part of an inquest.

(ii)An individual interested or suspected from the inquest or a part of an inquest.

(2)An excluded individual may not appear by attorney.

(3)An individual required to attend may have counsel at the attendance.

(4)In counties of the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth class, representatives of the media may not be excluded from an inquest or part of an inquest unless the representatives are personally interested or suspected from the inquest or part of the inquest.

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The following apply:

(1) In counties of the second, second A, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth class, the coroner may admit or exclude any of the following:

(i) A member of the public from an inquest or a part of an inquest.

(ii) An individual interested or suspected from the inquest or a part of an inquest.

(2) An excluded individual may not appear by attorney.

(3) An individual required to attend may have counsel at the attendance.

(4) In counties of the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth class, representatives of the media may not be excluded from an inquest or part of an inquest unless the representatives are personally interested or suspected from the inquest or part of the inquest.