Pennsylvania Statutes
§ 8657.1 — Notification by coroners and medical examiners to district attorneys
Pennsylvania § 8657.1
JurisdictionPennsylvania
Title 20DECEDENTS, ESTATES AND FIDUCIARIES
Ch. 86ANATOMICAL GIFTS
Subch.HANDS, FACIAL TISSUE, LIMBS AND OTHER
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20 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 8657.1 (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)the coroner or medical examiner 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 precipitatin
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