Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-92
Section 1231-B - Inquests.The following shall apply:
(1) In counties of the second through eighth classes, the coroner may:(i) Admit or exclude a member of the public from an inquest or a part of an inquest.(ii) Admit or exclude an individual interested or suspected from the inquest or a part of an inquest.(2) An excluded individual may not appear by attorney.(3) An individual required to attend may have counsel at the attendance.(4) In counties of the third through eighth class, representatives of the media may not be excluded from an inquest or part of an inquest unless the representatives are personally interested or suspected from the inquest or part of the inquest.Added by P.L. TBD 2018 No. 154, § 22, eff. 12/24/2018.