The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
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INVESTIGATIONS ORDERED BY SUPERIOR JUDGE OR ATTORNEY GENERAL
(Cite as: 13 V.S.A. § 5162)
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§ 5162. Autopsy
Upon the petition of the State’s Attorney, a Superior Judge or the Attorney General
may order an autopsy or exhumation and autopsy to be performed by the chief medical
examiner or under his or her direction in the preparation of a State cause for trial
in any court, or in the interest of public health, welfare, or safety or in the furtherance
of the administration of the law. Upon completion of the autopsy, the chief medical
examiner shall submit a report to the State’s Attorney and shall complete and sign
a certificate of death. (Amended 1969, No. 265 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1971, No. 33, § 1.)