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16 Pa.C.S. § 13931

Excluded individuals

The following apply:

(1) In counties of the second, second A, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth class, the coroner may admit or exclude any of the following:

(i) A member of the public from an inquest or a part of an inquest.

(ii) An individual interested or suspected from the inquest or a part of an inquest.

(2) An excluded individual may not appear by attorney.

(3) An individual required to attend may have counsel at the attendance.

(4) In counties of the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth class, representatives of the media may not be excluded from an inquest or part of an inquest unless the representatives are personally interested or suspected from the inquest or part of the inquest.

Official source: Pennsylvania General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Pennsylvania statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.