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Section 8626.1 - Notification by coroners and medical examiners to district attorneys

20 PA Cons Stat § 8626.1 (2019) (N/A)
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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.

(Oct. 23, 2018, P.L.594, No.90, eff. imd.)

2018 Amendment. Act 90 added section 8626.1.

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