1. MCA Contents
  2. TITLE 44
  3. CHAPTER 3
  4. Part 4
  5. 44-3-401 Exemption from liability for autopsy

Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 44. LAW ENFORCEMENT

CHAPTER 3. MONTANA FORENSIC SCIENCE SYSTEM ACT

Part 4. Provisions Relating to Corpses

Exemption From Liability For Autopsy

44-3-401. Exemption from liability for autopsy. No criminal or civil action may arise against a medical examiner for performing an autopsy under this chapter or for performing an autopsy on request of a federal officer investigating a death within a federal jurisdiction.

History: En. 82-441 by Sec. 15, Ch. 530, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 82-441; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 492, L. 1985.