Utah Code Ann. § 26B-8-209 – Certification of cause of death. | Midpage
§ 26B-8-209
Utah Code Ann. § 26B-8-209
Certification of cause of death.
Effective May 3, 2023Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 306, 2023 General Session
(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.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 306, 2023 General Session