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2022 Utah Code
Title 26 - Utah Health Code
Chapter 4 - Utah Medical Examiner Act
Section 10 - Certification of cause of death.
Universal Citation: UT Code § 26-4-10 (2022)
Effective 5/5/2021
26-4-10. Certification of cause of death.
Amended by Chapter 25, 2021 General Session
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
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