Records and Reports

The Office of Post-Mortem Examinations shall keep full and complete records, properly indexed, giving the name, if known, of every person whose death is investigated, the place where the body was found, the date, cause and manner of death, and all other relevant information concerning the death, and shall issue a death certificate. The full report and detailed findings of the autopsy, if any, shall be a part of the record in each case. The Office shall promptly deliver to the prosecuting attorney having criminal jurisdiction over the case copies of all records relating to every death as to which further investigation may be advisable. The Attorney General or Chief of Police may upon request secure copies of such records or other information deemed necessary by him to the performance of his official duties. Private persons may obtain copies of records upon such conditions and payment of such fees as may be prescribed by the Commission provided no person with a legitimate interest therein shall be denied access thereto. SOURCE: GC § 49108; repealed and reenacted by P.L. 11-037 (May 8, 1971).