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Home » US Law » 2022 West Virginia Code » Chapter 17C. Traffic Regulations and Laws of the Road » Article 5B. Postmortem Tests for Alcohol in Persons Killed in Motor Vehicle Accidents

§17C-5B-1. Blood Test for Alcohol in Drivers and Adult Pedestrians Killed in Motor Vehicle Accidents; Time Limit for Conducting Test; Who May Conduct Test; Express Consent to Withdraw Blood From Dead Body Granted; Granting Civil and Criminal Immunity to Person Conducting Test; Fee for Test

When any motor vehicle driver or adult pedestrian dies in a motor vehicle accident in this state or dies within four hours after having been involved in a motor vehicle accident in this state, the physician in attendance, or law- enforcement officer having knowledge of such death, or the funeral director, or any other person […]

§17C-5B-2. To Whom and How County Medical Examiners Report Results of Blood Tests; Such Reports Admissible as Evidence; Use of Reports Only for Statistical and Highway Safety Purposes

Each county medical examiner shall immediately report the results of each blood test conducted under the authority of section one of this article by him or conducted at his request, to the chief medical examiner of the office of medical examinations and to the department of public safety. Results of such blood test or any […]