Autopsies; decedents in the custody of Department of Corrections. Requires, if a decedent is an inmate in the custody of the Department of Corrections, that an autopsy be performed by the Chief Medical Examiner, an Assistant Chief Medical Examiner, or a pathologist with whom the State Health Commissioner has entered into an agreement. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2024. This bill is identical to SB 1276.

Statutes affected:
House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23104209D: 32.1-285
House: Printed as engrossed 23104209D-E: 32.1-285
House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1827ER): 32.1-285
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0477): 32.1-285