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PUBLIC LAW 91-358-JULY 29, 1970

[84 STAT.

"§ 11-2309. Records; reports; fees for other services " (a) The Chief Medical Examiner shall be responsible for maintaining full and complete records and files, properly indexed, giving the name, if known, of every person whose death is investigated, the place where the body was found, the date, cause, and manner of death, and all other relevant information and reports of the medical examiner concerning the death, and shall issue a death certificate. "(b) The records and files maintained under the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall be open to inspection by the Commissioner of the District of Columbia or his authorized representative, the United States attorney and his assistants, the Metropolitan Police Department, or any other law enforcement agency or official; and the medical examiner shall promptly deliver to such persons copies of all records relating to every death as to which further investigation may be advisable. "(c) Any other person with a legitimate interest may obtain copies of records maintained under the provisions of subsection (a) upon such conditions and jjayment of such fees as may be prescribed by the Chief Medical Examiner. If such person fails to meet the prescribed conditions, he may obtain copies of such records pursuant to court order if the court is satisfied that he has a legitimate interest. " (d) The Chief Medical Examiner shall prepare an annual report to the Commissioner of the District of Columbia containing information on the number of autopsies performed, statistics as to cause of death, and such other relevant information as the Commissioner of the District of Columbia shall require. The report shall be open to inspection by the public. The report shall not identify by name deceased persons examined. "(e) Medical examiners may charge fees, at rates prescribed by the Chief Medical Examiner, for completing insurance forms or performing similar services for private parties. "§ 11-2310. Records as evidence "The records maintained pursuant to section 11-2309, or reproductions thereof certified by the Chief Medical Examiner, are admissable in evidence in any court in the District of Columbia, except that statements made by witnesses or other persons and conclusions upon nonmedical matters are not made admissible by this section. "§ 11-2311. Autopsies performed under court order " I n the case of sudden, violent, or suspicious death when the body is buried without investigation, the United States attorney, on his own motion or on request of a medical examiner or the Metropolitan Police Department, may petition the appropriate court for an order to conduct an inquiry. The court may order the body exhumed and an autopsy performed. In such cases, records and reports shall be filed as if the autopsy were performed prior to burial except that a copy of the report shall be furnished directly to the court. "§ 11-2312. Tissue transplants "The Chief Medical Examiner may allow the removal of tissue pursuant to section 9 of the District of Columbia Tissue Bank Act (D.C. Code, sec. 2-258). "Chapter 25.—ATTORNEYS "Sec.

"11-2501. Admission to bar; regulations; prior admission. "11-2.502. Censure, suspension, or disbarment for cause. "11-2503. Disbarment upon conviction of crime; procedure for censure, suspension or disbarment. "11-2504. Censure, suspension, or disbarment by other courts.

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