Reports of investigations and autopsies, and the records thereof, on file in the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner or in the office of any county medical examiner, shall be received as evidence in any court or other proceeding, and copies of records, photographs, laboratory findings and records on file in the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner or in the office of any county medical examiner, when attested by the chief medical examiner or by the county medical examiner, assistant county medical examiner or coroner in whose office the same are filed, shall be received as evidence in any court or other proceeding for any purpose for which the original could be received without any proof of the official character of the person whose name is signed thereto unless objected to by counsel: Provided, That statements of witnesses or other persons and conclusions upon extraneous matters are not hereby made admissible.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 61. Crimes and Their Punishment
Article 12. Postmortem Examinations
§61-12-4. Central Office and Laboratory
§61-12-5. Certain Salaries and Expenses Paid by State
§61-12-6. Chief Medical Examiner May Obtain Additional Services and Facilities
§61-12-9. Permits Required for Cremation; Fee
§61-12-10a. Costs of Transportation of Bodies; When State Will Pay; Amount of Payment
§61-12-11. Exhumation; When Ordered
§61-12-12. Facilities and Services Available to Medical Examiners
§61-12-13. Reports and Records Received as Evidence; Copies
§61-12-14. County Coroners; Appointment, Oath, etc.; Duties; Fees
§61-12-15. Disposition of Unidentified and Unclaimed Remains
§61-12-16. Disposition of Unidentified or Unclaimed Remains Pursuant to Legislative Rule