Utah Code § 26B-8-209

Current through the 2024 Third Special Session
Section 26B-8-209 - Certification of cause of death
(1)
(a) For a death under any of the circumstances described in Section 26B-8-205, 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 26B-8-205, 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.

Utah Code § 26B-8-209

Renumbered from § 26-4-10 and amended by Chapter 306, 2023 General Session ,§ 218, eff. 5/3/2023.
Amended by Chapter 25, 2021 General Session ,§ 2, eff. 5/5/2021.
Enacted by Chapter 126, 1981 General Session