41-3-206. Procedure in case of child's death. (1) A person or official required to report by law who has reasonable cause to suspect that a child has died as a result of child abuse or neglect shall report the person's suspicion to the appropriate medical examiner or law enforcement officer. Any other person who has reasonable cause to suspect that a child has died as a result of child abuse or neglect may report the person's suspicion to the appropriate medical examiner or law enforcement officer.
(2) The medical examiner or coroner shall investigate the report and submit findings, in writing, to the local law enforcement agency, the appropriate county attorney, the local child protective service, the family of the deceased child, and, if the person making the report is a physician, the physician.
History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 543, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 564, L. 1995.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 3. Child Abuse and Neglect
Part 2. Reports and Investigations
41-3-203. Immunity from liability
41-3-204. Admissibility and preservation of evidence
41-3-205. Confidentiality -- disclosure exceptions
41-3-206. Procedure in case of child's death
41-3-207. Penalty for failure to report
41-3-208. Rulemaking authority