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Long Title
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE MANDATORY AUTOPSY OF ANY PERSON WHO DIED IN A VIOLENT, SUSPICIOUS, QUESTIONABLE, UNUSUAL AND/OR UNNATURAL MANNER, THE CONDITIONS FOR THE PROPER ISSUANCE OF THE DEATH CERTIFICATE OF SAID PERSON AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date filed
July 1, 2004
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00497 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE MANDATORY AUTOPSY OF ANY PERSON WHO DIED IN A VIOLENT, SUSPICIOUS, QUESTIONABLE, UNUSUAL AND/OR UNNATURAL MANNER, THE CONDITIONS FOR THE PROPER ISSUANCE OF THE DEATH CERTIFICATE OF SAID PERSON AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES |
| SHORT TITLE : Autopsy Act of 2004 |
| ABSTRACT : "Autopsy Act of 2004". The bill requires the conduct of a mandatory professional forensic autopsy in cases of violent, unnatural, questionable, mysterious or unusual death of a person. It also addresses the problem of deficient or inadequate autopsy and post-mortem reports that contribute to the non-prosecution or dismissal of complaints because of the absence or lack of guidelines in the conduct and preparation of the same. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : PINGOY, ARTHUR "DODO" JR. Y. M.D. |
| DATE FILED : 2004-07-01 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Syjuco (041 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY ON 2004-07-27 |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON APPROPRIATIONS |
Abstract
"Autopsy Act of 2004". The bill requires the conduct of a mandatory professional forensic autopsy in cases of violent, unnatural, questionable, mysterious or unusual death of a person. It also addresses the problem of deficient or inadequate autopsy and post-mortem reports that contribute to the non-prosecution or dismissal of complaints because of the absence or lack of guidelines in the conduct and preparation of the same.'
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