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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
A coroner shall issue a certificate of cause of death in each case:
(1) referred to the coroner by the local registrar of vital statistics under the act of June 29, 1953 (P.L. 304, No. 66), 1 known as the Vital Statistics Law of 1953; or
(2) in which the coroner has jurisdiction and no individual duly authorized by law certifies the cause of death.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 16 Pa.C.S.A. Counties § 13926. Certificate of cause of death - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-16-pacsa-counties/pa-csa-sect-16-13926/
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