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UT Code § 26-4-7 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 4 - Utah Medical Examiner Act|Section 7 - Custody by medical examiner.

 Effective 5/5/2021  26-4-7. Custody by medical examiner.  Upon notification under Section 26-4-8 or investigation by the medical examiner's office, the medical examiner shall assume custody of a deceased body if it appears that death:  (1) was by violence, gunshot, suicide, or accident;     (2) was sudden death while in apparent good health;     (3) occurred unattended, except that an autopsy may only be performed in accordance with the provisions of Subsection 26-4-9(3);     (4) occurred under suspicious or unusual circumstances;     (5) resulted from poisoning or overdose of drugs;     (6) resulted from a disease that may constitute a threat to the public health;     (7) resulted from disease, injury, toxic effect, or unusual exertion incurred within the scope of the decedent's employment;     (8) was due to sudden infant death syndrome;     (9) occurred while the decedent was in prison, jail, police custody, the state hospital, or in a detention or medical facility operated for the treatment of persons with a mental illness, persons who are emotionally disturbed, or delinquent persons;     (10) resulted directly from the actions of a law enforcement officer, as defined in Section 53-13-103;     (11) was associated with diagnostic or therapeutic procedures; or     (12) was described in this section when request is made to assume custody by a county or district attorney or law enforcement agency in connection with a potential homicide investigation or prosecution.    Amended by Chapter 25, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 26-4-8 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 4 - Utah Medical Examiner Act|Section 8 - Discovery of dead body -- Notice requirements -- Procedure.

26-4-8. Discovery of dead body -- Notice requirements -- Procedure.    (1) When death occurs under circumstances listed in Section 26-4-7, the person or persons finding or having custody of the body shall immediately notify the nearest law enforcement agency. The law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the case shall then proceed to the place where the body is and conduct an investigation concerning the cause and circumstances of death for the purpose of determining whether there exists any criminal responsibility for the death.     (2) On a determination by the law enforcement agency that death may have occurred in any of the ways described in Section 26-4-7, the death shall be reported to the district attorney or county attorney having criminal jurisdiction and to the medical examiner by the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the investigation.     (3) The report shall be made by the most expeditious means available. Failure to give notification or report to the district attorney or county attorney having criminal jurisdiction and medical examiner is a class B misdemeanor.    Amended by Chapter 38, 1993 General Session
UT Code § 26-4-10 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 4 - Utah Medical Examiner Act|Section 10 - Certification of cause of death.

 Effective 5/5/2021  26-4-10. Certification of cause of death.    (1)   (a) For a death under any of the circumstances described in Section 26-4-7, only the medical examiner or the medical examiner's designee may certify the cause of death.     (b) An individual who knowingly certifies the cause of death in violation of Subsection (1)(a) is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.       (2)   (a) For a death described in Section 26-4-7, an individual may not knowingly give false information, with the intent to mislead, to the medical examiner or the medical examiner's designee.     (b) A violation of Subsection (2)(a) is a class B misdemeanor.      Amended by Chapter 25, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 26-4-10.5 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 4 - Utah Medical Examiner Act|Section 10.5 - Medical examiner to report death caused by prescribed controlled substance poisoning or overdose.

 Effective 10/31/2016  26-4-10.5. Medical examiner to report death caused by prescribed controlled substance poisoning or overdose.    (1) If a medical examiner determines that the death of a person who is 12 years of age or older at the time of death resulted from poisoning or overdose involving a prescribed controlled substance, the medical examiner shall, within three business days after the day on which the medical examiner determines the cause of death, send a written report to the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing, created in Section 58-1-103, that includes:   (a) the decedent's name;     (b) each drug or other substance found in the decedent's system that may have contributed to the poisoning or overdose, if known; and     (c) the name of each person the medical examiner has reason to believe may have prescribed a controlled substance described in Subsection (1)(b) to the decedent.       (2) This section does not create a new cause of action.    Enacted by Chapter 104, 2016 General Session
UT Code § 26-4-11 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 4 - Utah Medical Examiner Act|Section 11 - Records and reports of investigations.

 Effective 3/22/2018  26-4-11. Records and reports of investigations.    (1) A complete copy of all written records and reports of investigations and facts resulting from medical care treatment, autopsies conducted by any person on the body of the deceased who died in any manner listed in Section 26-4-7 and the written reports of any investigative agency making inquiry into the incident shall be promptly made and filed with the medical examiner.     (2) The judiciary or a state or local government entity that retains a record, other than a document described in Subsection (1), of the decedent shall provide a copy of the record to the medical examiner:   (a) in accordance with federal law; and     (b) upon receipt of the medical examiner's written request for the record.       (3) Failure to submit reports or records described in Subsection (1) or (2), other than reports of a county attorney, district attorney, or law enforcement agency, within 10 days after the day on which the person in possession of the report or record receives the medical examiner's written request for the report or record is a class B misdemeanor.    Amended by Chapter 414, 2018 General Session
UT Code § 26-4-13 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 4 - Utah Medical Examiner Act|Section 13 - Autopsies -- When authorized.

26-4-13. Autopsies -- When authorized.    (1) The medical examiner shall perform an autopsy to:   (a) aid in the discovery and prosecution of a crime;     (b) protect an innocent person accused of a crime; and     (c) disclose hazards to public health.       (2) The medical examiner may perform an autopsy:   (a) to aid in the administration of civil justice in life and accident insurance problems in accordance with Title 34A, Chapter 2, Workers' Compensation Act;     (b) in other cases involving questions of civil liability.      Amended by Chapter 278, 2001 General Session
UT Code § 26-4-14 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 4 - Utah Medical Examiner Act|Section 14 - Certification of death by attending health care professional -- Deaths without medical attendance -- Cause of death uncertain -- Notice requirements.

 Effective 5/5/2021  26-4-14. Certification of death by attending health care professional -- Deaths without medical attendance -- Cause of death uncertain -- Notice requirements.    (1)   (a) A health care professional who treats or examines an individual within 365 days from the day on which the individual dies, shall certify the individual's cause of death to the best of the health care professional's knowledge and belief unless the health care professional determines the individual may have died in a manner described in Section 26-4-7.     (b) If a health care professional is unable to determine an individual's cause of death in accordance with Subsection (1)(a), the health care professional shall notify the medical examiner.       (2) For an unattended death, the person with custody of the body shall notify the medical examiner of the death.     (3) If the medical examiner determines there may be criminal responsibility for a death, the medical examiner shall notify:   (a) the district attorney or county attorney that has criminal jurisdiction; or     (b) the head of the law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction to investigate the death.      Amended by Chapter 297, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 26-4-15 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 4 - Utah Medical Examiner Act|Section 15 - Deaths in medical centers and federal facilities.

26-4-15. Deaths in medical centers and federal facilities.  All death certificates of any decedent who died in a teaching medical center or a federal medical facility unattended or in the care of an unlicensed physician or other medical personnel shall be signed by the licensed supervisory physician, attending physician or licensed resident physician of the medical center or facility.  Enacted by Chapter 126, 1981 General Session
UT Code § 26-4-16 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 4 - Utah Medical Examiner Act|Section 16 - Release of body for funeral preparations.

26-4-16. Release of body for funeral preparations.    (1)   (a) Where a body is held for investigation or autopsy under this chapter or for a medical investigation permitted by law, the body shall, if requested by the person given priority under Section 58-9-602, be released for funeral preparations no later than 24 hours after the arrival at the office of the medical examiner or regional medical facility.     (b) An extension may be ordered only by a district court.       (2) The right and duty to control the disposition of a deceased person is governed by Sections 58-9-601 through 58-9-606.    Amended by Chapter 144, 2007 General Session
UT Code § 26-4-18 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 4 - Utah Medical Examiner Act|Section 18 - Records of medical examiner -- Admissibility as evidence -- Subpoena of person who prepared record.

26-4-18. Records of medical examiner -- Admissibility as evidence -- Subpoena of person who prepared record.  The records of the medical examiner or transcripts thereof certified by the medical examiner are admissible as evidence in any civil action in any court in this state except that statements by witnesses or other persons, unless taken pursuant to Section 26-4-21, as conclusions upon extraneous matters are not hereby made admissible. The person who prepared a report or record offered in evidence hereunder may be subpoenaed as a witness in the case by any party.  Enacted by Chapter 126, 1981 General Session
UT Code § 26-4-19 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 4 - Utah Medical Examiner Act|Section 19 - Personal property of deceased -- Disposition.

26-4-19. Personal property of deceased -- Disposition.    (1) Personal property of the deceased not held as evidence shall be turned over to the legal representative of the deceased within 30 days after completion of the investigation of the death of the deceased. If no legal representative is known, the county attorney, district attorney, or the medical examiner shall, within 30 days after the investigation, turn the personal property over to the county treasurer to be handled pursuant to the escheat laws.     (2) An affidavit shall be filed with the county treasurer by the county attorney, district attorney, or the medical examiner within 30 days after investigation of the death of the deceased showing the money or other property belonging to the estate of the deceased person which has come into his possession and the disposition made of the property.     (3) Property required to be turned over to the legal representative of the deceased may be held longer than 30 days if, in the opinion of the county attorney, district attorney, or attorney general, the property is necessary evidence in a court proceeding. Upon conclusion of the court proceedings, the personal property shall be turned over as described in this section and in accordance with the rules of the court.    Amended by Chapter 38, 1993 General Session
UT Code § 26-4-20 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 4 - Utah Medical Examiner Act|Section 20 - Officials not liable for authorized acts.

26-4-20. Officials not liable for authorized acts.  Except as provided in this chapter, a criminal or civil action may not arise against the county attorney, district attorney, or his deputies, the medical examiner or his deputies, or regional pathologists for authorizing or performing autopsies authorized by this chapter or for any other act authorized by this chapter.  Amended by Chapter 297, 2011 General Session
UT Code § 26-4-21 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 4 - Utah Medical Examiner Act|Section 21 - Authority of county attorney or district attorney to subpoena witnesses and compel testimony -- Determination if decedent died by unlawful means.

26-4-21. Authority of county attorney or district attorney to subpoena witnesses and compel testimony -- Determination if decedent died by unlawful means.    (1) The district attorney or county attorney having criminal jurisdiction may subpoena witnesses and compel testimony concerning the death of any person and have such testimony reduced to writing under his direction and may employ a shorthand reporter for that purpose at the same compensation as is allowed to reporters in the district courts. When the testimony has been taken down by the shorthand reporter, a transcript thereof, duly certified, shall constitute the deposition of the witness.     (2) Upon review of all facts and testimony taken concerning the death of a person, the district attorney or county attorney having criminal jurisdiction shall determine if the decedent died by unlawful means and shall also determine if criminal prosecution shall be instituted.    Amended by Chapter 372, 1997 General Session
UT Code § 26-4-22 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 4 - Utah Medical Examiner Act|Section 22 - Additional powers and duties of department.

26-4-22. Additional powers and duties of department.  The department may:  (1) establish rules to carry out the provisions of this chapter;     (2) arrange for the state health laboratory to perform toxicologic analysis for public or private institutions and fix fees for the services;     (3) cooperate and train law enforcement personnel in the techniques of criminal investigation as related to medical and pathological matters; and     (4) pay to private parties, institutions or funeral directors the reasonable value of services performed for the medical examiner's office.    Enacted by Chapter 126, 1981 General Session
UT Code § 26-4-23 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 4 - Utah Medical Examiner Act|Section 23 - Authority of examiner to provide organ or other tissue for transplant purposes.

26-4-23. Authority of examiner to provide organ or other tissue for transplant purposes.    (1) When requested by the licensed physician of a patient who is in need of an organ or other tissue for transplant purpose, by a legally created Utah eye bank, organ bank or medical facility, the medical examiner may provide an organ or other tissue if:   (a) a decedent who may provide a suitable organ or other tissue for the transplant is in the custody of the medical examiner;     (b) the medical examiner is assured that the requesting party has made reasonable search for and inquiry of next of kin of the decedent and that no objection by the next of kin is known by the requesting party; and     (c) the removal of the organ or other tissue will not interfere with the investigation or autopsy or alter the post-mortem facial appearance.       (2) When the medical examiner is in custody of a decedent who may provide a suitable organ or other tissue for transplant purposes, he may contact the appropriate eye bank, organ bank or medical facility and notify them concerning the suitability of the organ or other tissue. In such contact the medical examiner may disclose the name of the decedent so that necessary clearances can be obtained.     (3) No person shall be held civilly or criminally liable for any acts performed pursuant to this section.    Enacted by Chapter 126, 1981 General Session
UT Code § 26-4-24 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 4 - Utah Medical Examiner Act|Section 24 - Autopsies -- Persons eligible to authorize.

26-4-24. Autopsies -- Persons eligible to authorize.    (1) Autopsies may be authorized:   (a) by the commissioner of the Labor Commission or the commissioner's designee as provided in Section 34A-2-603;     (b) by individuals by will or other written document;     (c) upon a decedent by the next of kin in the following order and as known: surviving spouse, child, if 18 years or older, otherwise the legal guardian of the child, parent, sibling, uncle or aunt, nephew or niece, cousin, others charged by law with the duty of burial, or friend assuming the obligation of burial;     (d) by the county attorney, district attorney, or the district attorney's deputy, or a district judge; and     (e) by the medical examiner as provided in this chapter.       (2) Autopsies authorized under Subsections (1)(a) and (1)(d) shall be performed by a certified pathologist.     (3) No criminal or civil action arises against a pathologist or a physician who proceeds in good faith and performs an autopsy authorized by this section.    Amended by Chapter 375, 1997 General Session
UT Code § 26-4-25 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 4 - Utah Medical Examiner Act|Section 25 - Burial of an unclaimed body -- Request by the school of medicine at the University of Utah -- Medical examiner may retain tissue for dog training.

 Effective 5/12/2015  26-4-25. Burial of an unclaimed body -- Request by the school of medicine at the University of Utah -- Medical examiner may retain tissue for dog training.    (1) Except as described in Subsection (2) or (3), a county shall provide, at the county's expense, decent burial for an unclaimed body found in the county.     (2) A county is not responsible for decent burial of an unclaimed body found in the county if the body is requested by the dean of the school of medicine at the University of Utah under Section 53B-17-301.     (3) For an unclaimed body that is temporarily in the medical examiner's custody before burial under Subsection (1), the medical examiner may retain tissue from the unclaimed body in order to donate the tissue to an individual who is affiliated with an established search and rescue dog organization, for the purpose of training a dog to search for human remains.    Repealed and Re-enacted by Chapter 72, 2015 General Session
UT Code § 26-4-26 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 4 - Utah Medical Examiner Act|Section 26 - Social security number in certification of death.

26-4-26. Social security number in certification of death.  A certification of death shall include, if known, the social security number of the deceased person, and a copy of the certification shall be sent to the Office of Recovery Services within the Department of Human Services upon request.  Enacted by Chapter 232, 1997 General Session
UT Code § 26-4-27 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 4 - Utah Medical Examiner Act|Section 27 - Registry of unidentified deceased persons.

26-4-27. Registry of unidentified deceased persons.    (1) If the identity of a deceased person over which the medical examiner has jurisdiction under Section 26-4-7 is unknown, the medical examiner shall do the following before releasing the body to the county in which the body was found as provided in Section 26-4-25:   (a) assign a unique identifying number to the body;     (b) create and maintain a file under the assigned number;     (c) examine the body, take samples, and perform other related tasks for the purpose of deriving information that may be useful in ascertaining the identity of the deceased person;     (d) use the identifying number in all records created by the medical examiner that pertains to the body;     (e) record all information pertaining to the body in the file created and maintained under Subsection (1)(b);     (f) communicate the unique identifying number to the county in which the body was found; and     (g) access information from available government sources and databases in an attempt to ascertain the identity of the deceased person.       (2) A county which has received a body to which Subsection (1) applies:   (a) shall adopt and use the same identifying number assigned by Subsection (1) in all records created by the county that pertain to the body;     (b) require any funeral director or sexton who is involved in the disposition of the body to adopt and use the same identifying number assigned by Subsection (1) in all records created by the funeral director or sexton pertaining to the body; and     (c) shall provide a decent burial for the body.       (3) Within 30 days of receiving a body to which Subsection (1) applies, the county shall inform the medical examiner of the disposition of the body including the burial plot. The medical examiner shall record this information in the file created and maintained under Subsection (1)(b).     (4) The requirements of Subsections (1) and (6) apply to a county examiner appointed under Section 26-4-5, with the additional requirements that the county examiner:   (a) obtain a unique identifying number from the medical examiner for the body; and     (b) send to the medical examiner a copy of the file created and maintained in accordance with Subsection (1)(b), including the disposition of the body and burial plot, within 30 days of releasing the body.       (5) The medical examiner shall maintain a file received under Subsection (4) in the same way that it maintains a file created and maintained by the medical examiner in accordance with Subsection (1)(b).     (6) The medical examiner shall cooperate and share information generated and maintained under this section with a person who demonstrates:   (a) a legitimate personal or governmental interest in determining the identity of a deceased person; and     (b) a reasonable belief that the body of that deceased person may have come into the custody of the medical examiner.      Enacted by Chapter 153, 1998 General Session
UT Code § 26-4-28 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26 - Utah Health Code|Chapter 4 - Utah Medical Examiner Act|Section 28 - Testing for suspected suicides -- Maintaining information -- Compensation to deputy medical examiners.

26-4-28. Testing for suspected suicides -- Maintaining information -- Compensation to deputy medical examiners.    (1) In all cases where it is suspected that a death resulted from suicide, including assisted suicide, the medical examiner shall endeavor to have the following tests conducted upon samples taken from the body of the deceased:   (a) a test that detects all of the substances included in the volatiles panel of the Bureau of Forensic Toxicology within the Department of Health;     (b) a test that detects all of the substances included in the drugs of abuse panel of the Bureau of Forensic Toxicology within the Department of Health; and     (c) a test that detects all of the substances included in the prescription drug panel of the Bureau of Forensic Toxicology within the Department of Health.       (2) The medical examiner shall maintain information regarding the types of substances found present in the samples taken from the body of a person who is suspected to have died as a result of suicide or assisted suicide.     (3) Within funds appropriated by the Legislature for this purpose, the medical examiner shall provide compensation, at a standard rate determined by the medical examiner, to a deputy medical examiner who collects samples for the purposes described in Subsection (1).    Amended by Chapter 167, 2013 General Session