California Government Code

§ 27491.42

GOV § 27491.42 Effective Jan 1, 2020Div. 2 · Title 3 · Part 3 · Ch. 10 · Art. 2

Statute text

(a)For purposes of this section, “sudden unexplained death in childhood” means the sudden death of a child one year of age or older but under 18 years of age that is unexplained by the history of the child and where a thorough postmortem examination fails to demonstrate an adequate cause of death.

(b)The coroner shall notify the parent or responsible adult of a child described in subdivision (a) about the importance of taking tissue samples.

(c)A coroner shall not be liable for damages in a civil action for any act or omission in compliance with this section.

Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 614, Sec. 1. (AB 620) Effective January 1, 2020.