34-A §3045. Unnatural death of client

Title 34-A: CORRECTIONS

Chapter 3: CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES

Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 2: COMMITTED OFFENDERS GENERALLY

§3045. Unnatural death of client

When the death of any client in any correctional or detention facility is not clearly the result of natural causes, an examination and inquest must be held as in other cases, and the commissioner or the chief administrative officer of the facility shall cause a medical examiner to be immediately notified for that purpose. [1991, c. 314, §49 (AMD).]

SECTION HISTORY

1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW). 1991, c. 314, §49 (AMD).