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Bill would require independent medical examiners for some in-custody deaths in counties where sheriff also serves as coroner
Summary
AB 1108 would require counties with combined sheriff-coroner offices to refer medical investigations in custody deaths to independent medical examiners or neighboring counties; supporters said it reduces perceived conflicts, opponents said contracting and existing autopsy practices mean conflicts would persist.
Assemblymember Hart presented AB 1108, a targeted bill to reduce perceived conflicts of interest in counties where elected sheriffs also serve as coroners. The measure would require sheriffs to refer medical investigations of in-custody deaths to an outside medical examiner or independent coroner, or to contract with such an independent practitioner.
"California is one of only three states in the country to allow sheriffs to simultaneously serve as coroners," Hart said. He cited a…
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