Records, papers, or reports concerning the death of a person on file at any hospital, nursing home, or other medical facility in this state shall be available to a coroner of another state if such person was injured in, a resident of, or buried in the county of such coroner in such other state or if such records, papers, or reports are the subject of a subpoena issued by the coroner of another state. The release of such records to the coroner of another state shall not be prohibited by Article 4 of Chapter 18 of Title 50.
History. Code 1981, § 45-16-10 , enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 1594, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 559, § 1.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 45-16-1. Election, Commission, Removal; Qualifications; Affidavit of Qualification
§ 45-16-2. Appointment of Coroners Where Coroners Not Elected; Filling Vacancies
§ 45-16-4. Bond Generally; Liability for Moneys Collected or Failing to Do Duties
§ 45-16-5. Additional Bond When Acting for Sheriff
§ 45-16-6. Participation in Training Course
§ 45-16-7. Appointment of Deputy Coroners; Oath, Bond, Fees, Powers, and Qualifications
§ 45-16-8. Service of Process When Sheriff Disqualified
§ 45-16-10. Furnishing Information to Out-of-State Coroners
§ 45-16-11. Compensation of County Coroners; Increases; Calculation; Supplements; Expenses
§ 45-16-11.1. Compensation of County Coroners for Inmate Deaths in State Correctional Institutions
§ 45-16-11.2. Monthly Contingent Expense Allowance for the Operation of the Office of Coroner