Coroner's Act
Denied: Autopsy report not yet public under Coroner's Act
May 27, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Cumberland County coroner for records revealing
the manner of death for a man found dead six days
prior to the request. Read
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Granted/Reversed: Autopsy report from Butler County coroner
April 20, 2009
Granted/Reversed: A request for
a copy of an autopsy report from the Butler
County coroner. Read
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Granted: Autopsy reports as made accessible by Coroner's Act
April 17, 2009
Granted: A request for two
autopsy reports from Lancaster County. The Office
of Open Records ruled that once autopsy reports
are filed at the end of each year as required by
the Coroner's Act, they become public record as
outlined in the Coroner's Act, which takes
precedence over the Right to Know Law.
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