Effective 9/1/2022
80-2-604. Death of a child reporting requirements.
80-2-604. Death of a child reporting requirements.
- (1) A person who has reason to believe that a child has died as a result of abuse or neglect shall report that fact to:
- (a) the local law enforcement agency; and
- (b) the appropriate medical examiner in accordance with Title 26, Chapter 4, Utah Medical Examiner Act.
- (2) After receiving a report described in Subsection (1):
- (a) the local law enforcement agency shall report to the county attorney or district attorney as provided under Section 17-18a-202 or 17-18a-203; and
- (b) the medical examiner shall investigate and report the medical examiner’s findings to:
- (i) the police;
- (ii) the appropriate county attorney or district attorney;
- (iii) the attorney general’s office;
- (iv) the division; and
- (v) if the institution making the report is a hospital, to the hospital.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 334, 2022 General Session