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Title 62A - Utah Human Services Code
Chapter 4a - Child and Family Services
Part 4 - Child Abuse or Neglect Reporting Requirements
Section 405 - Death of child -- Reporting requirements.
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UT Code § 62A-4a-405 (2020)
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62A-4a-405. Death of child -- Reporting requirements.
Amended by Chapter 237, 2013 General Session
- (1) Any person who has reason to believe that a child has died as a result of abuse or neglect shall report that fact to:
- (a) the local law enforcement agency, who shall report to the county attorney or district attorney as provided under Section 17-18a-202 or 17-18a-203; and
- (b) the appropriate medical examiner in accordance with Title 26, Chapter 4, Utah Medical Examiner Act.
- (2) After receiving a report described in Subsection (1), the medical examiner shall investigate and report the medical examiner's findings to:
- (a) the police;
- (b) the appropriate county attorney or district attorney;
- (c) the attorney general's office;
- (d) the division; and
- (e) if the institution making the report is a hospital, to that hospital.
Amended by Chapter 237, 2013 General Session
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