{"data":{"id":"us-pa/16-pa.c.s.-13927","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"16 Pa.C.S. § 13927","heading":"Subpoena and attachment.","body":"The coroner may issue a subpoena and attachment, which shall be served and executed by the sheriff, coroner or coroner's deputy, for the following purposes:\n(1) A death investigation.\n(2) To obtain the attendance of an individual who may be necessary to examine as a witness at an inquest.\n(3) To compel attendance by attachment in a similar manner and extent as a court of common pleas may do in a case pending before the court.\n(4) To compel the production of any of the following:\n(i) A paper.\n(ii) A document in any form or media, including a medical and mental health record.\n(iii) Another object relative to the investigation or inquest.","path":["Title 16 - COUNTIES","PART IV COUNTIES OF THE SECOND CLASS A THROUGH EIGHTH CLASS","CHAPTER 139 CORONER","SUBCHAPTER B GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=16\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=139\u0026sctn=27\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-07-23 (Statute Update stamp, 16 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:18Z","sha256":"27cf16185b4597125a440301e8c23ecc4ed598d394824ef44afce661a117a525","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/16-pa.c.s.-13926","next":"us-pa/16-pa.c.s.-13928"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}