California · Health and Safety Code - HSC
HSC §102850: A physician and surgeon, physician assistant, funeral director, or other person shall immediately notify the coroner when they have knowledge of a death that occurred or has charge of a body in which
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Physicians, physician assistants, funeral directors, and others must immediately notify the coroner of deaths meeting specified circumstances, including those without medical attendance, suspected suicide, or suspected criminal cause. Failure to notify is a misdemeanor.
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