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§ 8657.1. Notification by coroners and medical examiners to district attorneys

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 20 Pa.C.S.A. Decedents, Estates and FiduciariesEffective: October 23, 2018

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Effective: October 23, 2018
20 Pa.C.S.A. § 8657.1
§ 8657.1. Notification by coroners and medical examiners to district attorneys
Currentness
(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 precipitating the death of the individual is believed to have occurred.

Credits

2018, Oct. 23, P.L. 594, No. 90, § 10, imd. effective.
20 Pa.C.S.A. § 8657.1, PA ST 20 Pa.C.S.A. § 8657.1
Current through Act 39 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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