California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 27491.42

Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 614, Sec. 1. (AB 620) Effective January 1, 2020.
(a)For purposes of this section, “sudden unexplained death in childhood” means the sudden death of a child one year of age or older but under 18 years of age that is unexplained by the history of the child and where a thorough postmortem examination fails to demonstrate an adequate cause of death.
(b)The coroner shall notify the parent or responsible adult of a child described in subdivision (a) about the importance of taking tissue samples.
(c)A coroner shall not be liable for damages in a civil action for any act or omission in compliance with this section.

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Cal. Gov. Code § 27491.42 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/gov/title-3-government-of-counties/division-2-officers/part-3-other-officers/chapter-10-coroner/article-2-inquests/section-27491.42

Other sections in Article 2 - Inquests

§ 27490§ 27491§ 27491.1§ 27491.2§ 27491.25§ 27491.3§ 27491.4§ 27491.41§ 27491.42§ 27491.43…§ 27499.1§ 27500§ 27501§ 27502§ 27502.2§ 27503§ 27504§ 27504.1§ 27511§ 27512

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