{"data":{"id":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-8626.1","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"20 Pa.C.S. § 8626.1","heading":"Notification by coroners and medical examiners to district attorneys.","body":"(a) Applicability.--This section shall apply in all cases when the coroner or medical examiner:\n(1) must determine the cause of death and whether the death may have resulted from criminal acts or criminal neglect; and\n(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.\n(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.","path":["Title 20 - DECEDENTS, ESTATES AND FIDUCIARIES","CHAPTER 86 ANATOMICAL GIFTS","SUBCHAPTER B EXPRESS ANATOMICAL GIFTS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=20\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=86\u0026sctn=26\u0026subsctn=1","current_through":"2026-03-18 (Statute Update stamp, 20 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:33Z","sha256":"6a5e4711442afa503a438772f3067fc1bc1e5a9a4371dbd4a82f9a93561246ab","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-8626","next":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-8626.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}