{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-27491.42","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 27491.42","heading":"","body":"(a) For purposes of this section, “sudden unexplained death in childhood” means the sudden death of a child one year of age or older but under 18 years of age that is unexplained by the history of the child and where a thorough postmortem examination fails to demonstrate an adequate cause of death.\n(b) The coroner shall notify the parent or responsible adult of a child described in subdivision (a) about the importance of taking tissue samples.\n(c) A coroner shall not be liable for damages in a civil action for any act or omission in compliance with this section.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES [23000. - 33205.]","DIVISION 2. OFFICERS [24000. - 28085.]","PART 3. OTHER OFFICERS [26500. - 27773.]","CHAPTER 10. Coroner [27460. - 27530.]","ARTICLE 2. Inquests [27490. - 27512.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"3dd4c1cb388978cf9f7cdb1bd8d3f798b8229eeb3af1cbf4c7e795cdd299defe","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-27491.41","next":"us-ca/gov-27491.43"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}