Certificate of cause of death.
16 Pa.C.S. § 13926
in effectA coroner shall issue a certificate of cause of death in each case:
(1) referred to the coroner by the local registrar of vital statistics under the act of June 29, 1953 (P.L.304, No.66), known as the Vital Statistics Law of 1953; or
(2) in which the coroner has jurisdiction and no individual duly authorized by law certifies the cause of death.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM&ttl=16Fetched: 10/16/2026
