Pennsylvania § 8626.1 Notification by coroners and medical examiners to district attorneys

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 8626.1 — Notification by coroners and medical examiners to district attorneys

Pennsylvania § 8626.1

Title 20DECEDENTS, ESTATES AND FIDUCIARIES

Ch. 86ANATOMICAL GIFTS

Subch.EXPRESS ANATOMICAL GIFTS

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20 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 8626.1 (2026).

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(a)Applicability.--This section shall apply in all cases when the coroner or medical examiner:

(1)must determine the cause of death and whether the death may have resulted from criminal acts or criminal neglect; and

(2)is not the coroner or medical examiner of the county in which the cause precipitating the death of the individual is believed to have occurred.

(b)Procedure.--The coroner or medical examiner specified in subsection (a)(2) shall notify the coroner or medical examiner of the county in which the cause precipitating the death of the individual is believed to have occurred. After receiving the notification, the coroner or medical examiner shall notify or cause to be notified the district attorney of the county in which the cause precipitating the death of the individual is

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(a) Applicability.--This section shall apply in all cases when the coroner or medical examiner:

(1) must determine the cause of death and whether the death may have resulted from criminal acts or criminal neglect; and

(2) is not the coroner or medical examiner of the county in which the cause precipitating the death of the individual is believed to have occurred.

(b) Procedure.--The coroner or medical examiner specified in subsection (a)(2) shall notify the coroner or medical examiner of the county in which the cause precipitating the death of the individual is believed to have occurred. After receiving the notification, the coroner or medical examiner shall notify or cause to be notified the district attorney of the county in which the cause precipitating the death of the individual is believed to have occurred.

Legislative History

(Oct. 23, 2018, P.L.594, No.90, eff. imd.) 2018 Amendment.Act 90 added section 8626.1.

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