Utah Code § 26B-8-206
Discovery of dead body -- Notice requirements -- Procedure
Utah · Utah Code Title 26B — Utah Health and Human Services Code · Status: effective
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- Utah Code § 26B-8-206, Discovery of dead body -- Notice requirements -- Procedure, Utah, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2332783
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(1) When death occurs under circumstances listed in Section 26B-8-205, the person or persons finding or having custody of the body shall immediately notify the nearest law enforcement agency. The law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the case shall then proceed to the place where the body is and conduct an investigation concerning the cause and circumstances of death for the purpose of determining whether there exists any criminal responsibility for the death.
(2) On a determination by the law enforcement agency that death may have occurred in any of the ways described in Section 26B-8-205, the death shall be reported to the district attorney or county attorney having criminal jurisdiction and to the medical examiner by the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the investigation.
(3) The report shall be made by the most expeditious means available. Failure to give notification or report to the district attorney or county attorney having criminal jurisdiction and medical examiner is a class B misdemeanor.