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DIVISION 102. VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS 102100-103925›PART 1. VITAL RECORDS 102100-103800›CHAPTER 6. Death Registration 102775-102925›ARTICLE 3. Responsibility of Coroner 102850-102870

§ 102860

California Health and Safety Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

The coroner shall state on the certificate of death the disease or condition directly leading to death, antecedent causes, other significant conditions contributing to death and other medical and health section data as may be required on the certificate, and the hour and day on which death occurred. The coroner shall specifically indicate the existence of any cancer, as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 103885, of which he or she has actual knowledge.

The coroner shall within three days after examining the body deliver the death certificate to the attending funeral director.

(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)

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