California Government Code

§ 27491.47

GOV § 27491.47 Effective Jan 1, 2017Div. 2 · Title 3 · Part 3 · Ch. 10 · Art. 2

Statute text

(a)Notwithstanding any other law, the coroner may, in the course of an autopsy, authorize the removal and release of corneal eye tissue from a body within the coroner’s custody, if all of the following conditions are met:

(1)The autopsy has otherwise been authorized.

(2)The coroner has no knowledge of objection to the removal and release of corneal tissue having been made by the decedent or any other person specified in Section 7151 of the Health and Safety Code and has obtained any one of the following:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 787, Sec. 5. (SB 1189) Effective January 1, 2017.