{"data":{"id":"us-pa/16-pa.c.s.-13930","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"16 Pa.C.S. § 13930","heading":"Commitment to county prison.","body":"(a) Warrant.--An individual may be committed by a coroner to the county jail by warrant directed to the sheriff or a constable of the county if while appearing before the coroner for examination the individual refuses to:\n(1) take an oath or affirmation; or\n(2) answer a question asked by the coroner on the matter of the inquest after having been sworn or affirmed.\n(b) Case required.--A warrant issued under subsection (a) shall specifically set forth the cause of the commitment to county jail.\n(c) Length.--The individual shall remain committed to county jail until the individual submits to be sworn or affirmed, answers the questions of the coroner or is otherwise legally discharged.","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=30\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-07-23 (Statute Update stamp, 16 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:18Z","sha256":"e7da6356677ae5b788cbcbfa536fb375671d7a954131d293bca3e83243b791cf","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/16-pa.c.s.-13929","next":"us-pa/16-pa.c.s.-13931"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}