New Jersey Statutes 26:6B-15. Cooperation with Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 26:6B-15
- 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.
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
15. a. All law enforcement officers, State and county prosecutors, and other officials and members of the public shall cooperate fully with the Office of the Chief State Medical Examiner and county and intercounty medical examiners in making the investigations and conducting the autopsies provided for under this act. These officials and all physicians, funeral directors, and other persons shall assist in making dead bodies and related evidence available to such medical examiners for investigations and autopsies.
b. It shall be the duty of each county or intercounty medical examiner to fully cooperate with the Chief State Medical Examiner when the latter chooses to intervene in an ongoing medicolegal death investigation.
L.2018, c.62, s.15.