California Government Code

§ 27491.41

GOV § 27491.41 Effective Jan 1, 2017Div. 2 · Title 3 · Part 3 · Ch. 10 · Art. 2

Statute text

(a)For purposes of this section, “sudden infant death syndrome” means the sudden death of any infant that is unexpected by the history of the infant and where a thorough postmortem examination fails to demonstrate an adequate cause of death.

(b)The Legislature finds and declares that sudden infant death syndrome, also referred to as SIDS, is the leading cause of death for children under age one, striking one out of every 500 children. The Legislature finds and declares that sudden infant death syndrome is a serious problem within the State of California, and that the public interest is served by research and study of sudden infant death syndrome and its potential causes and indications.

(c)(1) To facilitate these purposes, the coroner shall, within 24 hours or as soon thereafter as feasible, cause an autopsy to be performed in any case where an infant has died suddenly and unexpectedly.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 787, Sec. 2. (SB 1189) Effective January 1, 2017.