§ 19a-400 Short title: Medicolegal Investigations Act
§ 19a-401 Commission on Medicolegal Investigations. Regulations
§ 19a-402 Commission and office within The University of Connecticut Health Center for administrative purposes
§ 19a-403 Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Fees. Regulations
§ 19a-404 Chief Medical Examiner
§ 19a-405 Deputy Chief Medical Examiner. Staff
§ 19a-406 Powers and duties of Chief Medical Examiner. Certified pathologists. Autopsies
§ 19a-407 Reports of deaths. Procedure
§ 19a-407a DNA typing
§ 19a-408 Disposition of body after proceedings
§ 19a-409 Issuance of death certificate
§ 19a-410 Laboratories
§ 19a-411 Records
§ 19a-412 Records as evidence
§ 19a-413 Exhuming of bodies
§ 19a-414 Expenditures
§ 19a-415 Development and publication of brochure by Office of Chief Medical Examiner
§ 19a-415a Release of biologic material of a deceased person

Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes > Chapter 368q - Medicolegal Investigations

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.