PROCEDURE IN DEATH CASES - (Sanitized)

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• Publication Date: July 24, 1957
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2. Panorama heziith is en extract of the more
prowielons of the Code of Virginia relating to the heedling of
bath ones ether, death results frac other then natural amuses
SUMO& by 8 peici. Tou vill note thw these priniMical are
Obstrooted from Title 7, .30VDSIITIAS. Jurisdiction end Palau of
the COmecamealth,* Title 19, ',Criminal Procedure and Title 32,
Ilealthaw As vu will. note the duties of the medical examiner
ere set forth under Title 19, ?Criminal Procedure.*
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identificatica normal des to dew handling of death cam
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3 t ARMSNICTION CUR LAM ACQMIND Nf 2211 URINIV SCAM
4 7-24. Ceding Additional Jurisdiction to the United State,
16) Very such deed as is provided for in this section shall reserve
In the Commonwealth over all lends therein referred to the jurisdiction
amd, power to serve civil emd criminal process on such lauds and in the
*vest that the lends or any pert thereof Shall be sold or leased to
any private individual, or soy association or corporation under the
terms of which sale or lea*, the vendee or lame shall hilme the right
to conduct thereon any primate industry or bumbles** then the
jurisdiction ceded to the United States over soy such lands so sold or
leased shall cease and determine* end thereaftv the Commonwealth shall
have all jurisdiction and power she would have hed if no jurisdiction
er power
had been oeded to the Milted States. This provision, however,
shell not apply to pest * officers' clubs and similar activities
on lands acquired by the United States for purpose* of national defense.
lt Is further provided that the reservations provided for in this sub-
seetion shall remain effective even though they should be omitted from
anY deed executed pursuant to this section.?
IMSJI 19i CRIMINAL PROCIDURN
NISAPIIR 2s POONMORM IXA1INATION8
19-22. Midioel Laminar, 70 Bo NotifiaS Of Certain Dieetbse s Upon
the death a any person iron violence* or suadenly when in apparent
health* or When unattended hy a physiolan, or in priaon* or in any
suspicious, unusual or unnatural manner, the medical examiner of the
*aunty or city in whiCh such death occurs shall be notified by the
phyvialan in attendance, by soy law enforeement officer haviog know-
at such death, by the undertaker* or by any other parson greseht.
if the death occur in the penitentiary the notice shall be given to the
medical examiner of the city of Richmond. (1946* p! 598; Michie 8u1.
1946, I 4818(9); R. P. 1948, I 19-22; 1952, a. 318)
orsedi3,
of noti
body* maks inquiries regarding the cause and manner at daai3,
findings to writing* and promptly make a full report thereof
kaminsr on forme prescribed for such purpose* retain-
of such report for his own sad delivering another copy to the
agemmatit s attorney of his county or city. 'Pull directions as to the
=Wm Character and extent of the investigation to be mede in such
mama Shell be furnished, the medical examiner hy the Chief $1j)
Solemrs together with anSruPrints forms for the required reports and.
instructions for their use. Tor each investigation under this chapters
Imaludiog the making of the required reports* the medical examiner shall
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receive a fee of tan dollars, this to be pelt by the State, unless
the deceased is a legal resident of the tenet', city or torn Where
his death cer. (1946, pl. 599; )loblo $3. 1946, 480 (10);
16 P. 108, 1 19-03; 1950, 14 659; 1952? W. 318, 105.)
"0 19-24. whom mutsis. eimilizulmporbre mode and preserved. - zr
the opiamtm-tne de or Aso
it is advisable end in the public interest that me anima be nets,
or it an aatopsy is requestei by the Commonwealth's *Mornay or by tbs
Judge of the circuit or corporation court at the owe, or city where-
in auth body is, with autopsy shall beards by the Chlorite...teal Sz-
wiser, or by such competeet pathologist or toximlopist as may be
designated by the Chief Nedisal Ihmedner tar the impose. A full
remittent report of the facts developed by the autopsy end findings
of the perste making sueh autopey shall be promptly wide omd Mod
with the medleal onsainer and. in the office of the Chief Medical
',widow, and, if in the opinion at the Chief Nedicel Skeniner or
the medical ememiner It is pevqww, or it requeste4 by the Comoro-
smith's attorney of the county or city where death oftwrist or oe
the 00outy or city whore amy injury ocatribating to or musing death
see sustained* a sow of the report of the autopmy shall be furnished
such Commoomealth's sitterogr?
!If, in spy ease of sudden vielest or esepicions teeth the
body is burial without any inquiry by ametieal emmminer as to the
mums sot mummer of death, or vithent lay eutoper being held or perfornek
St shall be the duty of the medical einadaer, won being advised of such
fast, to notify the Commonwealth's attorney thereof, vbo *ball
temendiate the seme to the judge of the strewn or earporation own
as the case we be, ant mush judge eery *V am *vase enternd in inn
common-1w order book et his court, require that the body be inhume&
aid ameadopsy performed thereon by the Chief Nettotel Skimminer or by
a pathologist or tonicologist designated by his for the purpose, ant
the pertinent facts disclosed by the *atom shall be commumiested
to the judge who *Worst it, for such action thereon as he, or the
mart ot which he is :Age, deems proper, 4946, lichle Suva.
1546, I MIS (11); 16 P. 1914, I 15624; 1954 4* 318.
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%TIMM 18: IMO AID EUSTIS; VITAL STATISTICS
3410. Soria or removal permits tardiest bodies. - The body of
person vokald ealLT.e 00144 11111 AIM ISLA Mt be interred, de-
posited in a malt or tomb, cremated or otherwise disposed of, or
removed from or into soy registration district or be held Flooding
further disposition wee then sernotrAws hews after death, until a
pt for burial, removal or other disposition thereof shall hews beep
properly is4ue4 by the local registrar, or his itspity, of the registrar-
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in Which the death recurred,. Xo such burial or removal
shall be Lamed by any registrar until a *owlets mad setts-
feetery *artifice:to of death has been filed with him as hereinafter
provide44 exampt, as set forth in 8 32-346? thatiOhene dead body is
brought into the Stets for burial or other disposition, the burial-
trauma permit which accompanies such body shall be filed with the
legal registrar of the district where burial or other disposition of
tbe body take* place by the Benton or perm= in charge of the disposition
of the body. Thalami registrar shall forward all such permits to the
Stat. Degistrer. Mo fee shall be required for the issue of burial or
remora permits in this Stet.. In iecorporneed cities, certificates
of death shall In obtains& anal burial or removal permits issued aecord
ing to the ordinances at such city. (Code 1919, 2 1565; 108, p. SI%)
Re 311.343. Certificate of dieetit to contain *urban items. - The certifi-
cate at deatrIBEirldrillriffigarstandard form
as approved by the notional avow in charge of vital statistics and
shell contain the following item:
(1) Placa of death, including State, county, magisterial district,
tur or town, street and home mumber. If in a hospital or other
institution, the name of the some to be awn instead of the street and
he samiker. If in au industrial wimp, the mess of the eamp to be given
(2) Full mean at decedent. If an uneemed child the surname
pretraded by "unnamed%
li3CS= or rear as white black (Nigro or Seer? descent),
Innen Chime.., se, or othe;.
1 Conjugal conditica, as single, married, widowed or divorced,
Date of birth, including the year, m and
onth, day.
7 40, in years, months and days. If lase then one day, the
hours snit atestes.
(8) docupation to be reported of say person uho bed any
ramrariative employment, women es well as sons *tatting (a) trade,
profession or 'entailer bled of woe., (b) general =tore of industry,
business or establishment in which employed (or empiziper).
9) Birthplaweg state or foreign country.
10 Mime at father.
Iirthpleoc at father; state or foreign country
Midas name at mother.
Iirtbatees &mother; etats or foreign country.
Mane aid address of informant.
*MAW siansturs at rigistrar, with the data when certificate
wad registered number.
Date of death, year, month end cloy.
Statement or mama attendees. GU deasdeet, fact eml time
ime last 89.0.431144 and the moo of death, with oontributory
secoodery) or complication, if soy, end dermtiaa of each, end if
attributei to deasstrom or unsanitary conditions of employmaaj eigmature
and address of physician or official maklas the autioal martificate.
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(18) Logith or residence (for hospitals, institutions,
treneiente or recent residents) at plass or death or in the State.
or
11920 Signeture .a4 address or undertaker
3 flees burial or removal; date of burial.
'the personal and stetistieel particulars (items 1 to 13) shell
give the nem en& address of the informent, whammy be any competent
person acquainted with the facts.
Ithe statement of facts relating to the disposition of the 0.dlY
shell he by the underteker or person meting as such. (Cede 1919
g 1567; p. 819.)
st44441tep to at-
es* met7:Per=easlrrimmae sarZW.-116 Una
in attendance on the iseemesd, or 117 the *mow al Pravidaal
shall specify the time in attemdsmce, the time he last
alive and the hour of the dey at whilst death occurred.
state the cause of asstits, so as to show the course
SOWS004 of muses resulting in the deaths giving tint
amusing death (primary come), and the contributory
secondary) canes, if any, smd the duration ofsob. Indefinite end
unintalrfootnn7 terms, indicating only 'rotor Sr disease or conditions
resulting from disease, will net be held sufficient for issuing a
burial or removal permit; an& spy certificate containing sueh terms as
dittos& br the State Registrar Shall he returned 'Lathe physician for
aerraction and wee definite statement. Causes of Assay which as be
the result of either dimes* or violence, shell be carefully defined;
end, if from violence, the seems of injury *hell be stilted, aid whether
(probably) aceidemtal, suicidal or homicida. And in deaths in hospitals,
institutions, or Sr nocreedimmts, the physician Moll furnish the infor-
esti= required under its. (18) Sr I 32.343 smd spy state where, in his
opdolons the disease was contracted. (Code 1929, g 15671 19168, 114 beo )
32.315.
attendance
it
Person **UMas lush to notifY the local mans
birth, and refer the come to his for immediate investigation and certification,
prermed4 however, that any death or stillbirth canoed by unlawful or
suppicious memos or by violence, or suddenly when in apparent haelth,
or while in prison, or loony suspicious, unusual or uometural manner,
Shell also be referred to the coroner for his imvsetigmtion and certification.
coromer whose duty it is to investigate the muse ea manner of death
sUemy person, mai to make the certificate of death required far burial
peuitat shell state in his eertifieate the none of the disease causing
death, or if from external seam (1) theorem Sr demth; (21 whether
(prObibU) accidental, suicidal, or homic1del4 and shall in either cases
Thrash such information as way he required by the Stets Registrar $n
order?prowls to classify the death or stillbirth. (Cade 1919s 6 1568;
1924s p. 499; 1946, p. 598; MUM* eoppl. 1946, 4818 (9); 194E, 94
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CC the
burial..transit permit
tispoeitica of the body, except as otherwise provided in this chipter.
and statistical particulars required fro*
to supply that, 'with the sigmetmre and address
then preseet the certificate to the etteedent
or to the ooroner, as otherwise directel in this
certification of the cemes at death and cther
complete the award as speeified in the prerea
state the facts regoired relative to the dabs end
place or burial, over his sigmature end with his address, mod present the
the looal registrar in order to obtain a permit
, or other disposition cot the body.
?be '.mdartaker shall deliver the burial-tram/Pit permit to the sestoo, or
place of burial, bettors interriag or other-
Alen shipped by a treosportmtice compel?,
oorpee to its desired destination and *bell
or other person in charge or the place rf
-transit permit terms 'hall be prepared by the State
Department of Health, and shail be interehmegeable with similar transit-
burial permits in use by ellY other stets or the District of Columbia,
and shell be acceptable by any sexton or a oemetery as authorisation for
burial, except that in cities with full-tine health departments it shell
be subject to the ordinance of such city.
'Mae State Department or fraalth shall also ditnt-
transportation-raintermit permit femme which Abell b ussi for * trans
portation permit and be acceptable by the sexton of a oemetery in the
same manner as a burial-transit permit. After interment of the remaino
the dialarterment-traosportation-reinteresnt peradt Shall improperly
endorsed sad forwaried to the Virginia Human at Vital Statistics,
RiChmond, Virginia, to be filed in connection with the corresponding
death geoeificate.
"Anardim0Aw? carpenter, or other person who shall sell a coffin for
a burial or *deed person, shell deliver to the purchaser a certificate
or death filled out as completely as possible, and instruct the purchaser to
eupplyntly omitted inforemtion? either statistical or medical, mod to deliver
the certificate to the boreal registrar at the district in vhiCh the death
occurred and obtain from the registrar a burial*treemit permit before
interment, removal, or other disposition of the body is mods.
tir for good reason the doctor's or coroner's certificate of death
or that of the person acting as coroner, cannot be obtained, the
purehaser or person acting as undertaker Shall file with the local registrar
a provisional certificate of death, upon vhiCh the registrar *Inn les,*
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permit on condition that s oompleted certificate
mod vithin ten day$ with the registrar of the
the death oceurred.
eme far imlividuals Who have died of a ciaabie
disease shall beconducted under the supervision of the health ?Moer
having local jurisdiction. In qpNamartineb3e4Weemee requiring restriction
of contact*, a. public funeral servioe mmy be permitted only inthose inetwons
wherein the eseket remains closet and members of the femily and the
emmeact:,,' are segregated from the public.
lea& dealer, carpeator, or other person selling
furnioh the State Registrar at the end of each month a list s14n all
sales of coffin. made durimg the mouth in oases in Which death certificates
have not been filed with the local nigletrer. This list must include the
names and addresses of the purchamers, mad the nemes, color, ege and
se* of the deceased pereoat sal the dates of deetbss Code 1919, S 1569;
1922, p. 767; 191401 p. 27; 191$8, p.48210*
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