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Utah Senate advances bill expanding medical examiner authority for highway deaths
Summary
The Utah Senate moved Senate Bill 4 forward on Jan. 27, 1998, after debate over fiscal costs and logistics; sponsors said the change would bring Utah into line with national medical-examiner standards, while others raised concerns about transportation of bodies and impacts on funeral directors.
Senate Bill 4, which would expand the medical examiner's authority to include highway deaths and related examinations, was presented and advanced by the Utah Senate on Jan. 27.
Supporters said the change would bring Utah into compliance with national professional standards and improve forensic and public-safety information. The bill sponsor argued Utah is currently the only state that does not allow the medical examiner to handle highway deaths, noting the office's workload would increase and citing a fiscal estimate discussed in the chamber (transcript references a…
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