Coroner or medical examiner to notify Department of Child Fatalities of certain child deaths
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case State v. Cutro (2005)
Most recently applied in State v. Cutro (August 2005)
2001 Act No. 73, SECTION 1; 2014 Act No. 281 (H.3102), SECTION 10, eff June 10, 2014.
The coroner or medical examiner, within twenty-four hours or one working day, whichever occurs first, must notify the Department of Child Fatalities when a child dies in the county he serves:
(1) as a result of violence;
(2) in any suspicious or unusual manner; or
(3) when the death is unexpected and unexplained including, but not limited to, possible sudden infant death syndrome.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.